Hmm seems like a good (bad?) week for poor sportsmanship.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6168147.stm
And video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ObXmALrRk
An explanation, for those who don't follow cricket.
One of the ways in which a batsman may be out is 'run out', when a member of the fielding side breaks the stumps while the batsman's bat is not grounded within the crease.
Sri Lanka in this case were under the cosh from the New Zealanders, and this was their final partnership, that is, if either batsman got out their innings would close and the New Zealanders would chase the run target.
Sangakarra, the Sri Lankan wicket-keeper, had just completed his century, which was bloody amazing because I think he managed to score more than his team-mates combined. Muralitharan, who was batting with him, grounded his bat in the crease but left to congratulate Sangakarra before the umpire had declared the ball 'dead'; McCullum, the NZ keeper, promptly ran him out.
Was this an unfair dismissal? No. And the result (a five-wicket win for New Zealand) probably would not have been affected if Murali had remained at the crease, because Murali is not recognised as one of the world's premier batsmen. But it was totally unsporting, and I think the Lankans have a right to feel aggrieved.
Then there's Shane Warne throwing the ball back at his keeper Adam Gilchrist in Brisbane not too long ago. KP just managed to get his head out of the way.