Simon Rice

2 months ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Simon Rice |Oli Gent

A GOALKEEPER left fans stunned after scoring a spectacular stoppage-time scissor kick in a cup final. Billy Johnson, Leiston FC's shot-stopper, was the man of the moment in the Suffolk Premier Cup final, when he struck a superb equaliser in the dying embers of the game. Leiston were trailing 2-1 to Felixstowe and Walton United going into injury-time, and it was kitchen-sink stuff as Johnson found himself joining the attack as the search for a leveller became increasingly more desperate.

2 months ago | thesun.co.uk | Simon Rice

THE weekend Max Verstappen won his fourth F1 world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix is one many sporting fans will remember. But the Red Bull driver, who celebrated underneath fireworks outside the famous Bellagio hotel, wasn’t the only one marking the victory in style in Nevada’s most famous city. As I watched the Saturday-night race — with my seat overlooking turn one — the roar of 20 cars squeezing into the first bend below was nothing short of thrilling.

Feb 7, 2025 | thesun.co.uk | Simon Rice

MANCHESTER UNITED's winning FA Cup goal against Leicester should NOT have stood. But Harry Maguire's header in injury time to make it 2-1 was allowed to stand thanks to a rule quirk in the FA Cup. The Manchester United defender was well offside in the build-up to the goal. But the linesman missed it, despite ITV commentator Lee Dixon describing it as "miles offside". Normally, VAR would chalk it off, however the use of video technology is not being used in this round of the FA Cup.

Jan 23, 2025 | thesun.co.uk | Rob Maul |Simon Rice

THOMAS FRANK claims there is no limit to how good Bryan Mbeumo can be. So could he be the next Mohamed Salah? The Brentford forward, 25, has scored 13 Premier League goals this season as the Bees eye their highest top-flight league position for almost 90 years. Only Salah, Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Cole Palmer and Chris Wood have scored more this campaign. Asked how good his star man could become over the next few years, Bees boss Frank said: “Good question - I don’t know.

Jan 17, 2025 | thesun.co.uk | Simon Rice

LUKE LITTLER is OUT of the Bahrain Masters after being stunned 6-2 be Gerwyn Price. The PDC World Champion was the defending champion but fell at the quarter-final stage. Littler came through his first round match yesterday but admitted he was rusty. He said after that match: “There weren’t any nerves. A bit of rust. A fresh set of darts. "The ones I won the World Championship with are getting put away in a frame. “It’s very hard to break in a new set of darts. I played alright in patches.