Sports round-up

Figure Skating: Igor Pashkevich, who won a silver medal at the 1996 European Figure Skating Championships, has died in Miami aged 44, the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSFR) said. The cause of death was unknown. Pashkevich, who was also the 1990 World Junior Champion, had lived and worked as a coach in the United States in recent years. "The FSFR would like to offer its condolences to family and friends close to Igor Pashkevich," the FSFR said in a statement yesterday. Cycling: Eritrea's Mekseb Debesay will not forget his first WorldTour race after getting lost on Belgium's back roads and being rescued by a good Samaritan who offered him food and a shower on Saturday. Debesay, who rides for African-based Dimension Data, got lost while riding the 206km E3 Harelbeke, the first cobblestone classic of the year, finally arriving back at the team hotel 15 hours after setting out and covering 240km. "It's an amazing story," team sports director Pierre Heynderickx said. "He fell behind and decided to follow the course arrows to get to the finish. Unfortunately, he wandered from the correct path." Golf: Australian Jason Day will replace Jordan Spieth as world number one this week...

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