As a lifelong tennis player, I’ve managed to dodge the pickleball craze. The courts are crowded, the plastic-ball thunk isn’t exactly music to my ears, and the gameplay feels a little…flat. But when I ...

Hold onto your plastic paddles: A new niche racquet sport has arrived in the Washington area. Padel Up, the first facility dedicated to the sport of padel in the area, opened in Sterling on Monday.

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MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 06: Martin Di Nenno of Argentina in action during the doubles match with Francisco Navarro of Spain against Juan Lebron and Alejandro Galan of Spain during the Final of Madrid ...

If you like pickleball, get ready to up the ante with padel. We know what you're thinking: first, how do you pronounce it? And second, is padel the same as pickleball? For starters, it's pronounced ...

The sport is played with a racket on a court with a net, but watch out for those bouncing shots from the back wall. Reporters take a look at the padel scene in New York City. Credit...Videos by ...

On the heels of the pickleball explosion, another sport that’s relatively new to the U.S. is being served to Long Islanders. Padel&, which plans to open in Syosset next month, is bringing the sport, ...

Atte "Alejandro" Suominen is the Founder and CEO of PADEL1969 - the premium Padel brand. Padel is from Acapulco since 1969. For decades, business conversations have been held over drinks, meals and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s unlikely that any racket sport is going to squash pickleball, but one is increasing in popularity — and there are new places to play in Colorado. “In ...