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Silva, Grealish Score as Man City Fights Back to Beat Luton 2-1 in Premier League

Jack Grealish of Manchester City celebrates the win during the English Premier League match between Luton Town and Manchester City in Luton, Britain, 10 December 2023. (EPA)
Jack Grealish of Manchester City celebrates the win during the English Premier League match between Luton Town and Manchester City in Luton, Britain, 10 December 2023. (EPA)
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Silva, Grealish Score as Man City Fights Back to Beat Luton 2-1 in Premier League

Jack Grealish of Manchester City celebrates the win during the English Premier League match between Luton Town and Manchester City in Luton, Britain, 10 December 2023. (EPA)
Jack Grealish of Manchester City celebrates the win during the English Premier League match between Luton Town and Manchester City in Luton, Britain, 10 December 2023. (EPA)

Manchester City ended its four-match winless run in the Premier League by coming from behind to beat Luton 2-1 thanks to two goals in a three-minute span by Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish on Sunday.

Elijah Adebayo headed in Andros Townsend’s cross at the back post in the second minute of first-half stoppage time to give Luton the lead against the run of play at Kenilworth Road.

Luton led Arsenal at home after an hour on Tuesday only to lose and the same thing happened against City, which equalized when Silva pounced on the loose ball following a tackle on Rodri and curled a finish into the bottom corner in the 62nd.

Grealish then converted a cross to the far post by Julian Alvarez in the 65th to earn City a win after three straight draws — to Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham — followed by a loss at Aston Villa on Wednesday.

City was without Erling Haaland because he was sidelined with a foot injury but the return from suspension of Rodri and Grealish proved vital as the defending champions moved four points behind first-place Liverpool. City remained in fourth place, however, also behind Arsenal and Villa after 16 games.

Without the comeback, City manager Pep Guardiola would have stumbled into his worst streak of results in his coaching career, having never gone five matches without a win.

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Bach: IOC Confident of Trump Support for LA 2028 Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach poses for the photographer prior to an interview with the Associated Press at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach poses for the photographer prior to an interview with the Associated Press at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
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Bach: IOC Confident of Trump Support for LA 2028 Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach poses for the photographer prior to an interview with the Associated Press at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach poses for the photographer prior to an interview with the Associated Press at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Bach: IOC Confident of Trump Support for LA 2028 Olympics

US President Donald Trump has been a long-time supporter and promoter of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and the International Olympic Committee is confident of his continued support, outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach said on Friday.
The Games were awarded to Los Angeles in 2017 when Trump was president. He also met Bach at the White House that year shortly before the Games were awarded to the city.
But Trump's decision last month to ban transgender athletes from women's sport in his country goes against an IOC rule that allows transgender athletes to take part in the Olympics. The Paralympics also allow transgender athletes to participate.
While the LA Games do not depend on federal funding like most other Olympics, as the project is privately funded, the federal government plays a key role in providing security, transport and travel assistance amongst other areas of support for the event.
"What my advice would be (to my successor) is to have confidence in the support of President Trump and his administration for the Games in Los Angeles," Bach, who is stepping down in June, told a media roundtable.
"He has been a promoter and supporter of these Games during his first term. These Games were allocated to Los Angeles during the first term. He loves sport,” Reuters quoted him as saying.
The first Trump administration in 2017 enacted a travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, which the President at the time said was needed to protect the US against attacks by militants.
That had caused concern in the sports world with the Olympics bringing together more than 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries. Tens of thousands more people are foreign support staff, coaches, referees, media and fans from abroad.
"We also see that there is a very good relationship established between the organizing committee and President Trump and his administration. The same is true for the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee," Bach said.
The German, 71, is stepping down in June after 12 years in charge, with elections for his successor on March 20.
The seven candidates are Juan Antonio Samaranch, son of the former long-time IOC president, World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multiple Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry, who is Zimbabwe's sports minister, and International cycling chief David Lappartient.
Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan, International Gymnastics Federation head Morinari Watanabe and Olympic newcomer and multi-millionaire Johan Eliasch, who heads the International Ski Federation, complete the list of candidates.