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At the halfway point of the Olympic womens skeleton event, Canadian Sarah Reid sits within sliding distance of the frontrunners. Reids combined time of 1:58:31 has left her in 8th place in the competition, which wraps up tomorrow with the final two runs. Her teammate, veteran Melissa Hollingsworth, didnt fare as well. She clocked 159.38 for her two runs, leaving her in 16th position. Britains Elizabeth Yarnold, regarded as the top skeleton racer in the world, leads the event with a total of 1:56:89 after two runs, followed by the U.S.A.s Noelle Pikus-Pace, who came in at 1:57:33. . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. Defensive Depth TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun is reporting the Toronto Maple Leafs have considerable interest in unrestricted free-agent defenceman Dan Boyle. . Or at least on everyone elses expectations. Costa Rica followed up its surprise win over Uruguay with another World Cup stunner on Friday, beating four-time champion Italy 1-0 to secure a spot in the next round and eliminate England in the process. http://www.officialsabreshockeyauthenti ... ersey/.The rookie goalie made 36 saves to help the Calgary Flames blank their Pacific Division rivals 1-0 on Saturday following a 48-hour ordeal that included lost baggage, a cancelled flight and a new pair of contact lenses. . - Aroldis Chapman, with two black eyes, has returned to the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse four days after being hit in the face by a line drive. . Sijsling, ranked 74th in the world, was leading 6-0, 4-1 when his Italian opponent called it quits after just 39 minutes on court. In a match pitting together two qualifiers, Michal Przysiezny of Poland defeated local favourite Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) for only his second Tour win of the season.Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago put a definitive end Tuesday to Romes bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the citys newly elected mayor refused to support the project. Romes ill-fated bid to host the Games was effectively killed off last month when the city council voted in favour of the new mayors request to withdraw support.I wrote to the International Olympic Committee to withdraw Rome-2024 from the running, Malago said. Nearly two thirds of councillors backed mayor Virginia Raggis position that the cash-strapped city needs to sort out its own problems before it is in a position to host the Games.Italys Olympic committee had already accepted that the bid was dead in the water and has said a new attempt to get the Games was unlikely for at least 20 years. Romes city council has withdrawn their support for the bid Raggi, a member of the populist Five Star Movement, had made it clear before she was elected in June that she did not think the Italian capital should be bidding for the Olympics at a time when its transport system and other public services need investment.dddddddddddd.Malago added: I always said this bid was a table supported by three legs and one of those legs gave way for for ideological and demagogic reasons.The Italian capitals withdrawal leaves Budapest, Los Angeles and Paris battling for the right to host the 2024 summer games. Also See: Athletics homepage Team GB medal tracker Rio 2016: Twelve Magic Moments WATCH: What is Rios legacy ' ' '