Washington Capitals and Moscow Dinamo hockey player Alexandr Ovechkin and a famous tennis player Maria Kirilenko have announced about their engagement.

“We are engaged !!!!!!! )))))))))”wrote Alexander, 27, in his Twitter blog on 31 December 2012.

Ovechkin and Kirilenko are one of the most bright sport couples in the world. They have been dating for more than a year. Kirilenko, 25, placed 14th in the WTA world rankings, has moved to train in Washington to stay next to her boy friend.