For sports I would go with either the Nikon D70 or wait for the Canon 350D XT. (should be out in March) The 300D Rebel is very capable of sports shots, but the 350D will have the added benefit of selecting AI Servo focus in all modes, while the 300D on had this setting in sports mode (which locks you into Jpeg and 400 ISO). The 350D will have faster write times, so you can shot continuos drive faster and capture more images. As said before while you can shoot sports with a P&S digital the shutter lag, and lack of good high ISO quality images really limits you.