Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo's sportsmanship was on display after he asked the referee to overturn a penalty decision when Al Nassr faced Persepolis in AFC Champions League
Ronaldo had gone down inside the penalty box, and the referee pointed at the spot. However, Ronaldo was against this decision and following a review, the refere overturned the decision
In the 2005 Ashes Test in Edgbaston, England's Andrew Flintoff had consoled Australia's Brett Lee after the Aussies fell short of victory by two runs
In the 2014 T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa, MS Dhoni allowing Virat Kohli to hit the winning runs remains a true act of sportsmanship that people talk about even today
In the 1991 British F1 Grand Prix, although Nigel Mansell won the race, it was his sportsmanship that grabbed the headlines. Ayrton Senna had run out of fuel in the final lap, but Mansell then offered a lift to Senna in his victory lap
During a Premier League game against Everton in 2001, West Ham's Paolo di Canio had refused to score into an empty net when the Toffees' goalkeeper was injured.
In a Premier League game against Arsenal in 1997, Liverpool's Robbie Fowler won a fairplay award for convincing the referee to not give his side a penalty. Fowler had said that he had lost his footing inside the box and was not fouled