Shireen Ahmed

On Sunday night at Wintrust Arena, the Chicago Sky took on the Indiana Fever in a heated game. The reason this game is on everyone’s timelines, however, is not solely because of the majesty of women’s basketball. It is because of the antics of former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom.

For many of the Canadian players’ families, the opportunity to have so many family members watching together in person is not always possible, particularly if the players play in other countries.

Legacy is a word that has been thrown around ahead of the FIFA men’s World Cup. Soccer is the most played youth sport in Canada and this month’s event is a great opportunity to build and amplify the sport in a country known more for greatness on ice than on a grassy pitch.

This moment in history for Bosnia and Herzegovina is not simply about soccer. It is about homeland, resilience, and the pride that manifests from that connection.

Today on Commotion, sports journalist Shireen Ahmed talks about what the TV series gets right about running a soccer tournament.

Media reports published this week suggested Canada had blocked members of the Palestinian Football Association from entering the country ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver later this month. However, it appears that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has yet to issue final visa decisions.

This year is massive for soccer in Canada with the men’s World Cup just around the corner, and the NSL is looking to take advantage of the soccer-mania.

As the 2026 men’s World Cup quickly approaches, construction is not only on highways or on unfinished transit projects, it is exhibited at BMO field, one of the event's two Canadian venues.

The SNL appearance by U.S. hockey players provided an opportunity to focus on hockey again, and offered audiences and fans some closure. But has anything really changed? As a journalist, I often ask: Is the media part of the problem?

Following the freeski slopestyle competition, in which China's Eileen Gu won silver, she was asked by John Weaver of Agence Press-France whether she considered her newly earned medals as “two silvers gained or two golds lost.” The clip went viral with some criticizing Weaver’s approach, and others condemning Gu’s candid reply.