(n.) The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
Example Sentences:
(1) In just a few seconds of post-game rant he set off discussions on race, sportsmanship, pop culture, and get this, even football.
(2) He said that if he was successful, any damages should go back to Fifa for investment in football development, adding: “At Fifa, money and power have blinded Mr Blatter to the virtues of sportsmanship.
(3) New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who retires this season, has won over hundreds of thousands of fans and our tribute video gives a hat-tip to his remarkable sportsmanship.
(4) The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of a task and ego goal orientation (i.e., the tendency to focus on personal mastery or beating others, respectively) to sportsmanship attitudes and perceptions of the legitimacy of aggressive acts by testing this assumption in the context of interscholastic sport.
(5) But I still admired his quick and accurate decision-making and his skilful feigned attempt at a tackle, if not his dastardly lack of sportsmanship and fair play.” You might just be the only one all right and by admitting that he was “out of position then outpaced” you can see why he could well be City’ undoing this afternoon if a player like Johnson, for example, gets to take him on today.
(6) He was awarded Fifa's fair play award in 2001 in recognition of his "special act of good sportsmanship".
(7) Match-fixing is the latest in a line of scandals to have tarnished the reputation of sumo, whose exponents are expected to display sportsmanship inside the ring, and dignity and humility outside it.
(8) As Premier League soccer is again soiled with prima donna antics – see the scratch-and-send-off controversy of Torres at Spurs at the weekend – the hand-eye co-ordination and the courage and commitment of Cork and Clare were a shining example of sportsmanship.
(9) Eliminating violence and body checking for prepubertal boys while emphasizing rule enforcement and good sportsmanship are recommended.
(10) One legacy of these Games worth having would be a demand from the replica-shirt buying public, long fed "the price of everything" ethos of the Premiership, for a resurgence in values of sportsmanship.
(11) Data analysis suggests two interventions in training programmes for coaches: the development of teaching material on body checking and on individual counselling techniques to impart sportsmanship attitudes to young players.
(12) Using the basic methods of prevention, along with good sportsmanship, safe participation in any sport may be anticipated.
(13) Gender differences in goal orientation, sportsmanship attitudes, and legitimacy ratings were observed.
(14) Kane was actually offside when he struck the ball and it was a nice touch from Pellegrini to wait for the officials at the end and, showing great sportsmanship, shake everyone’s hand when many other managers might have been tempted to spread some blame.
(15) Kicking, swearing and running around with one's shirt pulled over one's head are some of the other signs of sportsmanship that might get you kicked out of Glyndebourne.
(16) 7.13pm BST Great sportsmanship from Nadal, who acknowledges the support of the crowd and applauds all four corners of the ground.
(17) Today’s players may present a pristine image of good sportsmanship, but some old-fashioned attitudes about women still linger in the locker room.
Unsportsmanlike
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Davis was initially ruled out of the end zone prompting 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to come racing on to the field to dispute the call and drawing a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
(2) Kyrgios was fined $10,000 (£6,350) by the ATP in the immediate aftermath of the incident for verbal abuse or unsportsmanlike conduct.
(3) Florida State 3-14 Auburn, 13:48, 2nd quarter After the failed challenge, there's an unsportsmanlike conduct call on Lamarcus Joyner a 15 yard penalty on FSU to take them to midfield.
(4) Florida State 20-21 Auburn, 10:55, 4th quarter After a ticky-tack call on Freeman for Unsportsmanlike Conduct, a 15 yard penalty means that FSU decides to go for an extra point (Aguayo makes it) and not a two point converstion.
(6) Sherman taunted Kaepernick with a choking gesture after the final interception on Sunday, earning a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct in the process.
(7) Jim Harbaugh wants a challenge on that, but he picks up a unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the process.
(8) Fifa's disciplinary code gives the committee the option of a longer ban for "unsportsmanlike conduct".
(9) This article sums everything up quite nicely, including details of Uruguay's coordinated campaign of intimidation, and, let's say it, unsportsmanlike behaviour.
(10) Kaepernick lost a fumble and his cool, getting hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty following the first of two Kyle Fuller interceptions.
(11) UPDATE : The NBA has announced that they have fined J.R. Smith $50,000 for "for recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct".
(12) He has been fined $2,000 (£1,295) for an audible obscenity during that match along with another $7,500 (£4,860) for unsportsmanlike conduct when bouncing his racket during his victory over Milos Raonic – making a total $9,500 (£6,000) – but has escaped a possible $20,000 (£12,860) fine for not trying in a match.