Latest from Shireen Ahmed
Importance of NSL comes into focus during its historic opening week
The past week in Canadian women's soccer has been tremendous and unprecedented. There's the love and appreciation of the beautiful game, but there's also the happiness about this league actually existing and the opportunities it creates.
Opinion
Inaugural Northern Super League game is something to be savoured
On Wednesday night, a lot of dreams will be realized when the Vancouver Rise FC and Calgary Wild FC play the first game in Northern Super League history.
Opinion
Canada's women's rugby team, ranked No. 2, fights through funding crisis as it prepares for World Cup
The Canadian women's rugby team, ranked second in the world, is trying to beat the odds — and also cash in on them — as it prepares for this summer's Women's World Cup.
Opinion
Canadian national soccer player Ali Ahmed one of many athletes thriving during Ramadan fast
Canadian national soccer teammates Ali Ahmed and Ismaël Koné have spent the past few weeks fasting during Ramadan, but it didn't hold either back in Canada's performance at the Nations League finals.
Opinion
Growth in women's sports might be loud and messy at times, but it's part of the journey
Whether it has been the collapse of other leagues, the intense research and marketing it took to convince people to say it's time to invest, building women's sports is still not an easy path. There have been bumps, there will be bumps and nothing will be seamless. It never is.
Opinion
NSL's Calgary Wild look to build on old communities and create new ones for women's soccer
As the country's epicentre for winter sports development, Calgary could very well also be fuelling some of the best women's soccer in Canada.
Opinion
Gauging how the threat of a trade war has affected the Canadian pro sports landscape
When U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to put a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, a wave of indignance swept through the country. But what about sports? How does this impact the world of sports? Did it simply galvanize a sense of nationalism?
Opinion
Preserving women's-only spaces in gyms is important for a diverse community seeking wellness
Many women say women's only spaces has encouraged them to take a leap into the health and wellness world.
Opinion
Veteran Beckie excited at hiring of Casey Stoney, but work remains for Canada's women's soccer team
When Janine Beckie found out who the new head coach of Canada's women's soccer team would be, she felt excitement above all else. Beckie, a veteran on Canada's team, said Stoney is the "perfect fit" and is encouraged by the hire.
Opinion
Menstruation shouldn't be another hurdle female athletes have to overcome
We aren't too long past the time when feminine hygiene products sponsoring women's sport was not considered because periods were taboo. Why is something so banal treated like it's something to be ashamed of?