London misses out on spot on revamped Premier Padel Tour Sport Padel fans in London will not be able to watch their favourite players live on the Premier Padel Tour after the capital failed to feature on the revamped calendar. London’s growing enthusiasm for the sport means it is becoming more popular by the month. But the tour is instead targeting across the pond, heading to [...]
Stormzy ‘hooked’ on padel and opening new club at O2 Sport Business Stormzy has become the latest celebrity to back the world’s fastest growing sport after agreeing a deal to be an ambassador for and investor in Padel Social Club. The award-winning music artist’s involvement comes as the London-based chain opens a third site, at the O2 in Greenwich, with a fourth club in the pipeline. Stormzy’s [...]
How Playtomic surfed – and fuelled – tidal wave of interest in padel Sport Business The platform now boasts 1.4m active users in Europe, up 40 per cent on last year.
Americas vs Europe Ryder Cup of padel to launch in 2025 November 12, 2024 A padel version of the Ryder Cup will get underway in 2025 as the rapidly growing sport looks to make the most of its newfound popularity. The International Padel Federation (FIP) will offer £580,000 in prize money, split equally across men’s and women’s competitions, in a new biennial Inter-Continental Cup competition mimicking golf’s Ryder Cup [...]
London venue named on list of world’s most luxurious padel clubs November 4, 2024 London’s Padel Social Club has been included in a new list billed as the fast-growing racket sport’s answer to the Michelin Guide, Club Aguilas. The venue in Earls Court is one of three in England on the 16-strong list, along with Beaverbook Club in Surrey and The Club by Bamford in the Cotswolds. Other luxury [...]
Formula 1 driver follows Murray and Messi into padel business October 24, 2024 Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has joined Andy Murray and Lionel Messi as an owner of a team in padel’s Hexagon Cup. Alpine racer Gasly has joined forces with financier and fellow Frenchman Loic Fery, the president of football club Lorient, to establish 10Padel. They will be the eighth and final team in next year’s [...]
£20m Murray legacy tennis centre plans scrapped amid local opposition August 27, 2024 Judy Murray has scrapped plans for a £20m tennis, padel and pickleball centre in Park of Keir near the family home in Dunblane – despite securing £10m in funding. The mother of Grand Slam-winning players Andy Murray and Jamie Murray blamed rising costs and drawn-out talks with planning chiefs and other authorities for the U-turn [...]
Padel Takes Center Stage at Marble Arch: Play the World’s Fastest Growing Sport in an Iconic London Setting August 1, 2024 | City Talk Following the success of the Padel Tennis Festival in the City’s Crescent, EC1 in front of Tower Suites last year, a new initiative is now similarly encouraging workers back to their workplaces and attracting a new audience to London’s Central Activity Zone. This summer the Central London Alliance and in partnership with Marble Arch BID has capitalised [...]
Canary Wharf and Me: Padium and Urban Greens founder Houman Ashrafzadeh July 4, 2024 Padium and Urban Greens founder Houman Ashrafzadeh tells us about teary-eyed and sweaty-palmed moments in business.
Meet Arran Yentob, Andy Murray’s business partner in winning padel’s Hexagon Cup May 14, 2024 Team AD/vantage, which is co-owned by Murray, triumphed at the inaugural Hexagon Cup.