VVV Sports plans £5m raise to boost US padel market push
UK publicly listed business focused on emerging racquet sports is seeking a dual listing on Nasdaq as it plans a major expansion into the US padel market.
Playtomic report highlights real estate, wellness and global investment shifts
2026 Playtomic Global Padel Report finds padel is evolving beyond the court into a global investment category, with the UK emerging as Europe's most in-demand market and clubs transforming into holistic wellness destinations.
New investment round led by Rick Schnall, co-chairman and governor of NBA team Charlotte Hornets, is designed to fuel the next phase of the North American league's growth.
Padel to feature at 2026 Asian Games and 2027 European Games
Confirmation of padel’s position as a medal sport at continental events is hailed by International Padel Federation as key moment for the sport globally.
LTA figures: UK padel participation doubles in 2025
New figures from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) show that 860,000 UK adults and juniors played padel at least once in 2025, up from 400,000 players at the end of 2024.
Tournated links up with World Padel Rating to launch USPA digital platform
A first US governing body partnership marks Tournated’s largest padel federation project to date, with fully automated rankings, and a scalable digital foundation designed to support the rapid national growth of padel.
Playtomic padel court bookings in UK ‘more than doubled in 2025’
The booking platform, used by an estimated 80% of UK padel clubs, says a sustained influx of first-time players indicates widening awareness of the sport beyond its early adopters.
Debut US National Padel League season attracts over 1,900 players
The new competition featured more than 160 teams representing 19 padel clubs, and took place in 37 cities across six regions during its inaugural season.
FIP report: Global padel courts exceed 77,000, up 15.2% in 2025
Padel’s rapid worldwide expansion continued this year, with the sport now played in 150 nations and 20 dependent territories, according to the FIP World Padel Report 2025
Hexagon World Series launched by LIV Golf creator 54 and FIP
Hexagon Cup has partnered with FIP and 54, the sport and entertainment agency behind the creation of LIV Golf, to create padel’s first official team circuit
Pakistan to host its first international padel tournament
The McDonald’s Padel Karachi Grand Slam will be part of the Asia Pacific Padel Tour (APPT) and is set to put Pakistan, which has over 350 courts, on the global padel map.
With 115 tournaments scheduled for the first half of 2026, the United States Padel Association (USPA) says the expansion represents a “milestone moment” for the sport’s continued professionalisation in the country.
Padel enters gamification era as Lucra and No Strings launch rewards platform
The entrepreneurs behind ‘eatertainment’ ventures Bounce, Flight Club Darts and Puttshack have partnered with social competition platform Lucra to turn “rallies into rewards, products and real-money competitions”.
Pure Padel to open Glasgow’s first indoor padel club
The UK operator is expanding its footprint, with a new venue in central Birmingham also due to be launched in the coming months. The company is now on track to have 33 courts by the end of 2025.
Playtomic report: Global padel courts top 50,000, up 17% in 2024
Padel’s growth momentum is set to continue in the coming years, with a new club opening every two and a half hours, according to The Global Padel Report 2025 from Playtomic.
