Shireen Ahmed

The hysteria and moral panic about trans women in sport is not new, but seems at a boiling point. In response, the wider trans community is working hard to educate people and create safe spaces for their community. 

The purpose of Black Women Golfers is not only to create new and emboldened spaces in golf, but to fortify the work that has been done for racial equality in sport and society. 

The purpose of Black Women Golfers is not only to create new and emboldened spaces in golf, but to fortify the work that has been done for racial equality in sport and society. 

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.

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?

Many women say women's only spaces has encouraged them to take a leap into the health and wellness world.

In sport, we see coaches commit errors, flagrant missteps, and continue to work and move to the next club or team. In the case of the Canadian national women's soccer team drone-spying scandal, Shireen Ahmed writes that one person whose proximity to accountability remains a huge question mark is the team's former coach John Herdman.

In addition to the skyrocketing prices of hotel rooms, inflated Uber rates and hysteria around her presence, Taylor Swift hugely affects the sports ecosystem around her. Whether or not skeptics want to admit it, her connection to sport creates a cultural impact that can not be denied.

Since women started playing organized sport, and through the different iterations of many leagues, women have not only fought for their right to play, they have fought to be paid fairly, to not be abused, and for their identities to be respected. The latest battle is with FIFA and its sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia's Aramco.

Knowing and learning about your subjects is a basic tenet in journalism. But it hasn't always been done well for people in the margins.

One of the Paralympians leading his own revolution is 39-year-old Fadi Aldeeb, a shot putter from Gaza. Aldeeb is the only member of the Paralympic team from Palestine in Paris.

The International Olympic Committee has touted its gender parity at the Paris Olympics, but it's treatment of an Afghan refugee shows its support of women comes with conditions.

Being a sports journalist doesn't mean I stop caring about the Olympics or turn to stone. It means I love where I live and am grateful to be able to participate in sports recreationally and cover them professionally.

The reality of the Paris Olympics is that gender parity doesn’t necessarily mean open to all women. Athletes who wear hijabs have been dreadfully left behind in all the excitement about women athletes and by the hosts who claim to be celebrating their existence.

As Canada, the reigning Olympics champions, head back to defend their title, there are nerves, excitement, and confidence. But the mood among Canadian fans and some in the soccer community is more tense.

Imagine trying to keep your dream alive amidst massive displacement, death, trauma, facilities and equipment being decimated and your family and community fleeing from bombs falling. These are some of the things the Gaza Sunbirds have had to endure while training for the Paralympics.

In a jam-packed press conference at a swanky downtown hotel, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced that the league had awarded its 14th team to the City of Toronto. Mayor Olivia Chow proclaimed May 23, 2024 as WNBA Day in Toronto, another cherry on this massively delectable metaphoric cake.

As CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about the Toronto WNBA franchise, but it assures the opportunity for young fans and players, alike, to dream big and have a chance to shine on home soil.

A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned.

This is a big year for Canadian basketball star Aaliyah Edwards, from going to the NCAA Final Four with her UConn team, to being drafted in the WNBA, to representing Canada at the Paris Olympics this summer.