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Is sportsmanship dead?

Luis Suarez's handball goal for Liverpool against Mansfield at the weekend has again put football's values under the microscope. But are other sports really any better? Our writers assess the ethical state of their games

If Luis Suarez were a golfer he would have called the infringement on himself. Or at least he would have asked for a ruling. Golf has had its moments in the cheating stockade but they serve only to shine a light on the purity of the game.

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