What's the noun for sportsmanship? Here's the word you're looking for.
sport
(countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
(countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
(countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner, a good sport.
(obsolete) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
(obsolete) Mockery; derision.
(countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
(uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
(biology) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
“Will McDonough is a sportswriting saint, beatified by acclamation that day almost a quarter-century ago when he punched an NFL player.”
“Around this time of year, awards are dished out to the great and the good of sportswriting.”
“They say sportswriting is just another job, that it is work like anyone else's, and should not be described by disgruntled spectators who pay at the gate as freeloading.”