Five moments when good sportsmanship and fair play meant more than winning

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Alistair Brownlee helped his brother Jonny across the line at the World Triathlon Series finale Credit: Twitter/@worldtriathlon

With the Brownlee brothers melting hearts at the World Triathlon Series in Mexico after Alistair helped his exhausted brother Jonny over the finish line, we look at some other sporting moments that show it really is about how you play the game.

  • US runner Abbey D'Agostino embodies 'Olympic spirit'

New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin and US runner Abbey D'Agostino, competing in the Rio Olympics, helped each other out after they pair collided just four laps from the end of the 5,000m.

D'Agostino helped Hamblin up the two continued running, but once it was clear D'Agostino had been injured, Hamblin stopped running to embrace her and the two finished last together, with D'Agostio later taken away in a wheelchair.

Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D'Agostino embrace at the Rio Olympics Credit: Reuters

  • Canada's cross-country ski coach helps out Russian rival

During the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Canada's cross-country ski coach Justin Wadsworth rushed to help Anton Gafarov after the Russian athlete crashed and broke his ski in the semi-final of the men's freestyle sprint.

Wadsworth saw the tumble and ran over with a spare ski, fixing it to Gafarov's boot and allowing the Russian to ski across the finish line.

Anton Gafarov crashed and broke his ski in the semi-final of the Sochi men's freestyle sprint Credit: Reuters

  • Biathlete Tracy Barns steps aside for sister Lanny

US athlete Tracy Barnes gave up her place in the US Olympic biathlon team at the 2014 Winter Games in favour of her twin sister Lanny, who has fallen ill during the trials.

In a statement at the time, Tracy said "the Olympics are about more than just winning gold, or even competing ... they are about friendship, cooperation, sacrifice, and a whole host of other things".

  • Andy Roddick makes costly correction to umpire's call

Back in the 2005 Rome Masters, US tennis champion Andy Roddick corrected a line judge's bad call, ultimately costing him the game.

Rival Fernando Verdasco's second serve was called out, but Roddick saw the mark in the clay and corrected him, allowing the Spaniard to go on and win the match.

England won the Ashes in 2005, but Flintoff famously consoled his cricketing rival before celebrating Credit: Reuters

  • Andrew Flintoff consoles Brett Lee after England's Ashes win

At the close of the 2005 Ashes, as England's cricketers triumphed over Australia, Andrew Flintoff shared a moment of sportsmanship with Australian fast-bowler Brett Lee.

Rather than celebrate with his team mates, Flintoff headed over to a collapsing Lee at the final wicket to console him.