Padel Makes Its Mediterranean Games Debut in Taranto
136 athletes from 19 nations will compete for medals in men's, women's and mixed padel at the Salinella Mediterranean Park in Taranto from August 22–28.
136 athletes from 19 nations will compete for medals in men's, women's and mixed padel at the Salinella Mediterranean Park in Taranto from August 22–28.
Bea Caldera and Carmen Goenaga eliminated eighth-seeded Salazar/Osoro 6-4 6-3 to set up a women's QF showdown with Josemaría/González. Men's action begins Friday at 10:00 at Martín Carpena.
The FIP signed the World Anti-Doping Code on 16 July 2026 after two years with the ITA. The move covers all FIP events and removes a structural barrier on padel's path to Olympic recognition.
Málaga P1 is under way: Coello and Tapia defend their title after four wins in a row, Bordeaux shock pair Icardo and Jensen arrive full of belief, and Ale Salazar debuts with Osoro.
New LTA figures show 860,000 Britons now play padel, with courts up almost 80% in a year. From Stormzy-backed clubs to the O2, here is how the boom is reshaping London.
A New York opener at the Hammerstein Ballroom, a first national TV broadcast, $15 million in fresh funding and Jeter vs Butler: padel's US breakthrough is gathering pace.
The UK's first ever Premier Padel event lands at Olympia London in early August. What spectators need to know — and why Coello and Tapia arrive as the pair to beat.