Popular Sports in Russia

Russia's most popular sports include:

• Ice Hockey: #1 sport; KHL is top league; stars: Ovechkin, Malkin, Datsyuk.
• Football (Soccer): Russian Premier League; stars: Akinfeev, Pavlyuchenko, Arshavin.
• Basketball: VTB United League; stars: Kirilenko, Shved, Mozgov.
• Tennis: Sharapova, Kuznetsova among top players.
• Volleyball: Russian Super League; stars: Tetyukhin, Mikhaylov, Muserskiy.
• Handball: Premier Handball League; stars: Chipurin, Shishkarev, Kiryanov.
• Rugby Union: Russian Premier League; stars: Artemyev, Simplikevich, Golosnitskiy.