athletes

The FIFA Women’s World Cup, currently underway across Canada, is the largest single-sport women’s event in the world. Too bad about the sexist comments, gender-verification testing and second-rate turf.

Nike athletes share their all-time best running tips, to help you boost speed and endurance.

There is no shortage of criticism of the Olympics, and a lot of it is financial. Some say Canadian health could be better promoted by spending those millions elsewhere, and others say it’s a waste of money all together.

You'll be even more hyped up for Vancouver 2010 when you see the chiseled men representing our country. Our favourite male Olympians bare all in this online gallery

They may not get the paycheques or the prestige of male jocks in the NHL and the NBA, but don’t underestimate our elite female athletes. Here, we get up close with six of our fiercest contenders vying for a spot on the podium in Beijing.