Sports
Men's teams:
- Association football (Russian Premier League) - FC Rubin Kazan (2-time champion)
- Basketball (Russian Basketball Super League) - UNICS Kazan (2-time Cup holder; 2004 FIBA Europe League winner; 2011 Eurocup winner)
- Ice hockey (KHL) - Ak Bars Kazan (2-time KHL champions; 4-time champion; 2007 IIHF European Champions Cup & 2008 IIHF Continental Cup winner)
- Volleyball (Russian Superleague) - VC Zenit Kazan (3-time champion; 2008 and 2012 CEV Champions League winner)
- Rugby (Russian League) - Strela (6-time champion)
- Water polo (Higher League) - Sintez (2007 champion; 2005 Cup holder; 2007 LEN Cup winner)
- Bandy (Russian Bandy League) - Dynamo (2009 Russian Cup holder, 2009 FIB Champions Cup winner, 2010 Bandy World Cup winner, 2011 Russian Bandy League winner)
- Field hockey (Russian League) - Dinamo (5-time champion)
- Team handball - KAI-Zilant (dissolved in 2008);
- Futsal - Privolzhanin (dissolved in 2004);
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belong to his Neighbour.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“There be some sports are painful, and their labor
Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone, and most poor matters
Point to rich ends.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What’s the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)