Team captains and ticket details confirmed for padel’s first Clash of the Coaches
Clash of the Coaches – the first worldwide tournament for padel coaches – has announced ticket details and team captains for the inaugural event in London on Friday 7 August.
The tournament is an opportunity to witness more than 40 of the best UK and international coaches do battle in a mixed team format.
Early bird spectator tickets for the tournament, being held at London’s impressive Racketeer club, start at just £7 (plus booking fee) and include a drink from the venue’s Recover-Me station.
Three planning approvals put Padel People on course for nine venues by year-end
Independent UK padel operator Padel People is on course to increase its network by 50% this year after securing planning permission for three new venues this month.
The approvals cover sites in Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Dorset and will take the business from six venues to nine by the end of 2026.
Beyond those locations, Padel People has a wider pipeline spanning 19 venues and 70 courts across England.
The announcement comes at a time when Britain is preparing to host its first-ever Premier Padel tournament at London's Olympia next week.
Decathlon Becomes Official Retail Partner of the UK’s First Premier Padel Tournament
Decathlon UK & Ireland has today announced its partnership with Sela and the London Premier Padel P1, becoming the event's exclusive Official Retail Partner as the world's leading professional padel tour arrives in the UK for the very first time.
Taking place from 4–9 August 2026 at Olympia London, London Premier Padel P1 brings together the world's top male and female two-player elite teams for six days of elite competition.
The landmark event marks a major milestone for padel in the region - a sport that has seen participation rapidly accelerate, passing one million UK players in 2026 with adult awareness surging to 57%.
Padel heading to Cinderford as Bell Sports & Rugby Park serves up facility
Two-court indoor padel facility set to open in August, making padel accessible and affordable for the Forest of Dean community.
The world’s fastest growing sport, endorsed by multiple celebrities from David Beckham to Stormzy is heading to Cinderford in the heart of the Forest of Dean.
Construction work has begun this month with the facility due to complete and open in August. This padel club will be an inclusive club for all members of the local community.
The new club will offer two brand new padel courts built end to end, to the side of the rugby pitch including a canopy structure with retractable sliding walls to ensure the courts can beused throughout the year.
Racketeer and Playtomic unite to shape the future of the padel community
Racketeer and Playtomic, the world’s largest racket sports booking and community platform, have officially launched their partnership with The Greatest Padel Party Ever, an immersive event that brought together hundreds of players for an evening built around one simple idea: the future of padel is community.
Held at Racketeer Club North Acton, the event marked the first activation of a partnership between two brands that share the ambition of making padel more social, more connected and more accessible.
As part of this partnership, the Racketeer club is now available on Playtomic, enabling players to discover and book Racketeer courts directly through the platform while connecting with a wider community of players.
Northern Ireland to host record UK padel field
The strongest player field ever assembled for a UK padel tournament will compete in Northern Ireland this week as the FIP Silver R3 Bullpadel Cup - NI Open gets underway at Padel54 in Moira.
Running from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July, the tournament marks the first time Northern Ireland has hosted a professional padel event and, by attracting the strongest field ever assembled for a UK tournament, represents the highest level of professional padel yet staged on the island of Ireland.
Part of the official CUPRA FIP Tour sanctioned by the International Padel Federation (FIP), the event has attracted more current and former world top-25 players than any previous UK tournament. Both the men's and women's draws also feature more players ranked inside the world's top 100 than any other tournament previously held in the UK.
Padel news: Playtomic takes the next step in powering community-driven pickleball through Major League Pickleball
The world's leading racquet sports platform joins Team Europe, the first European team competing in Major League Pickleball, strengthening its commitment to the U.S. pickleball community.
Playtomic, the world's largest racquet sports community, has become an Official Partner of Team Europe, the first European team competing in Major League Pickleball.
Padel news: Rafa Nadal’s everyday side takes center stage in Playtomic’s new campaign
The platform unveils a new campaign featuring the Mallorcan champion, using humor and authenticity to show how padel has become part of the everyday lives of millions of players around the world.
The campaign continues the collaboration between Rafa Nadal and Playtomic, where the tennis legend has served as both shareholder and ambassador since 2024.
Playtomic, the world’s largest racquet sports community for players and clubs, has launched a new digital campaign starring Rafa Nadal, the company’s ambassador and shareholder.
The campaign adopts a light-hearted and relatable tone to showcase everyday situations that any padel player can identify with.
2026 Playtomic Global Padel Report identifies U.S. as one of the sport’s biggest long-term growth markets
New report reveals padel’s expansion in the U.S. is being fuelled by premium lifestyle positioning, wellness culture, hospitality and real estate development
Today, Playtomic, the largest racquet sports community in the world, and PwC’s Business Strategy Consulting arm, Strategy&, released the Playtomic 2026 Global Padel Report, which is widely referred to as “the Bible of Padel.”
Canada's National Padel Governing Body Officially Recognizes the Canadian Universities Padel League
The Padel Association of Canada and the CUPL join forces to build a national collegiate pathway for the sport
The Padel Association of Canada (PAC), the national governing body for padel in Canada, has recognised the Canadian Universities Padel League (CUPL) as a leading collegiate padel movement in the country. This marks a pivotal moment in the growth of the sport at student level in Canada, as well as an important step toward building a pipeline of competitive Canadian talent on the global stage.
The District Padel & Pickleball Club Celebrates Grand Opening in Toronto, Signaling a New Chapter in Racquet Sports and Social Culture
Toronto’s fast-evolving sports and social landscape is entering a new phase with The District Padel & Pickleball Club, a 55,000-square-foot flagship facility located just minutes from downtown Toronto.
Following an initial opening and community preview on March 28, the club will officially celebrate its Grand Opening on May 15, marking its full arrival as a premium, design-forward destination for racquet sports and social connection.
As interest in racquet sports accelerates globally, recent data from Playtomic’s Global Padel Report shows that a new padel club is opening every 2.5 hours worldwide.
Padel enters the sport industry's biggest night - does this herald racquet sport's arrival at the main stage?
The sport that's taken Britain by storm has found its way onto one of international sport's most prestigious shortlists. Padel 22's finalist status in the Best Newcomer category at the 25th Sport Industry Awards feels like a broader signal of where the industry is heading.
National Padel League’s USA National Team League Announces Return for 2026 Season Following Breakout 2025 Campaign
Following a record-breaking 2025 season that solidified its position as the premier amateur padel team competition in the U.S., the National Padel League (NPL) today announced the launch of its 2026 USA National Team League season. Building on a year of unprecedented growth, the 2026 circuit will introduce a dual-season format (Spring and Fall), expanded women’s categories and a continued nationwide expansion across six major U.S. regions.
Second Anglo American Padel Cup Confirmed for South Florida in February 2027
The Anglo American Padel Cup is pleased to announce the venue and dates for its second edition, following the competition’s exhilarating London debut in October 2025, which saw Team USA secure a hard fought victory that came down to the last two matches on court.
Padel Mentality Launches to Challenge the ‘wasteful traditions of the Fashion and Sportswear Industry’
Transformative new apparel company Padel Mentality has launched today to challenge the fashion and sportswear industry's culture of overproduction and waste.
Conquer Padel Introduces lululemon Apparel at Its Clubs
Conquer Padel now offers lululemon premium apparel at its clubs, marking lululemon’s most significant expansion into the U.S. padel market to date.
Padel news: Racquet 360 secures $9million funding round to accelerate US padel expansion
The United States’ premier integrated platform for the modern racket sports industry has announced the successful completion and deployment of a $9million funding round.
Finalised in Q4 2025, the funding round attracted a strategic mix of sports focused private equity funds, angel investors and family offices, including Sunrise Padel Capital (Miami, FL), Profluence Capital (St. Petersburg, FL) and Taktika Equity (San Diego, CA).
Unlike traditional funding announcements, Racquet 360’s raise was strategically timed to accelerate momentum for milestones already in motion.
R3 Bullpadel Cup Returns to Stratford as Elite Roster Strengthens for 2026
The R3 Bullpadel Cup returns to Stratford Padel Club this weekend as the opening event of the 2026 R3 Bullpadel Cup Leaderboard, bringing together one of the strongest LTA Grade 1 fields of the season.
ATHLFT launches online platform to tackle rising injury crisis in padel with elite-level fitness coaching
New performance training platform equips padel players with professional-level strength, conditioning and mobility programmes to enhance performance and prevent injuries as the sport booms across the UK.
Tournated Joins Forces with World Padel Rating to Launch White-Label Digital Platform for the United States Padel Association
First U.S. governing body partnership marks Tournated’s largest padel federation project to date and creates “first true home for America’s padel-playing community”