Latest from Shireen Ahmed
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Has John Herdman escaped accountability for Canada Soccer's drone-spying scandal?
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.
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How Taylor Swift's cultural impact is helping to shake up the women's sport landscape
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.
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Women soccer players' opposition to Saudi sponsorship demonstrates the power and responsibility of speaking up
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.