Mike Dale

Sports marketing legend Craig Thompson , co-founder of the UEFA Champions League, says of padel: "I have never seen anything like it before."

Favaretti Padel has a growing footprint on the British padel scene and their package deal of manufacturing and installing both courts and canopies is catching the eye of many clubs.

Two of the UK’s leading sports facility operators – Game4Padel and GOALS – have announced a partnership which will see a nationwide roll out of padel facilities across the country.

The International Padel Federation (FIP) has launched a biennial inter-continental competition which is set to be padel's version of golf's Ryder Cup or tennis's Laver Cup.

The LTA, WimX Learning and Legends Padel hosted a Female Participation Day to help empower the female padel workforce.

iPadel have partnered with LevelTech to launch iPadel Box Leagues - a new competition format which offers clubs a ready-made tool to engage and retain players of all standards.

A five-court indoor club opening later this month will signal the beginning of Destination Padel's empire in Cheshire - and its signature court surface is sure to attract attention.

Merseyside is set to get its first covered padel courts with Soul Padel announcing a four-court facility at Queens Park in St Helens.

Argentina's men won the FIP World Padel Championship for the 12th time while Spain's women made it six in a row.

George Weller is working his way up the LTA padel rankings despite a series of personal and professional setbacks.