Niki Goneva’s light touch sparks a debate on what is cheating in sport | Paul MacInnes

The Newcastle wing’s sleight of hand has left some lost in admiration and others criticalIt’s hard to deceive 13 adults at once. It’s not impossible either; practise your sleight of hand sufficiently, or pick the right bus at the right febrile political moment and you can achieve surprising results. Generally speaking, however, it’s tough. So imagine how Niki Goneva must have felt as he cruised unmolested through a bewildered Saracens team to score what he believed was an amazingly sneaky try. Related: Leicester sack head coach Matt O’Connor after first match of the season "We want people to c…