Jose Mourinho’s second spell as Real Madrid manager got off to a winning start as Carlos Espi scored a dramatic 90th-minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory at Espanyol.

Real Madrid took the lead in the ninth minute when England midfielder Jude Bellingham headed in Arda Guler’s free-kick.

Espanyol responded in the 30th minute, with summer signing Cala tapping in Javi Hernandez’s cut-back at the far post to make it 1-1.

Real Madrid controlled much of the match and came close to taking the lead again on several occasions. Bellingham saw a powerful header pushed onto the bar by Espanyol goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic, while Federico Valverde’s curling effort struck the base of the post.

Mourinho then turned to his bench, bringing on several new signings and young talents, including Espi, Marc Cucurella, Yan Diomande and England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The changes eventually paid off in the final minute.

Diomande found Kylian Mbappe inside the box before the ball fell to Espi, who calmly finished to give Real Madrid all three points.

Espi joined Real from Levante for £21m, while Diomande arrived from RB Leipzig in a deal worth up to £120m, making him the club’s record signing.

The victory will be a major boost for Mourinho, who returned to Real Madrid in July on a three-year contract. He also handed competitive debuts to new signings Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate and Bernardo Silva.

Mourinho’s first spell at Real Madrid began in 2010 and lasted three seasons. During that period, he won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.

The 63-year-old Portuguese manager has now won 26 major trophies during his career, including three Premier League titles with Chelsea and Champions League triumphs with Porto and Inter Milan.

Real Madrid have gone two seasons without winning a major trophy. The club parted ways with Xabi Alonso in January, before Alvaro Arbeloa took charge for the remainder of the campaign on an interim basis.

Mourinho will now hope his winning return marks the start of a successful new era at the Spanish giants.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero defends his WBA welterweight world title against Teofimo Lopez tonight in an intriguing all-American showdown at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

‘Rolly’ returns to action for the first time since his upset victory over Ryan Garcia in May 2025, a result which revived his career and eventually saw him elevated to full WBA champion after Jaron Ennis moved up in weight. The 30-year-old now makes the first defence of the belt against another former world champion.

Lopez, meanwhile, is stepping up to welterweight as he looks to bounce back from a comprehensive defeat to Shakur Stevenson earlier this year. The former lightweight and super-lightweight champion lost his WBO belt in that contest and now has the opportunity to become a three-weight world champion by defeating Romero.

The hard-hitting and unorthodox ‘Rolly’ looks to prove his championship credentials against a fighter who previously had an argument as one of the best pound-for-pound in the world. Lopez, supremely slick on his best day, looks to regain that status, though is known for blowing hot and cold. The winner will be in prime position in a thriving division, and likely look to unify against the winner of Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn in September.

The fight headlines a Premier Boxing Champions card in Las Vegas and will be shown live on DAZN Pay-Per-View and Prime Video. Boxing News will provide live round-by-round scoring and updates from Romero vs Lopez below.

Romero vs Lopez live scorecard

This is a Boxing News live scorecard and not the official score from the judges.

Romero vs Lopez fight result

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While his performance against the Bills did not help his cause in his position battle against Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson likely hurt it even more during his postgame press conference while addressing being booed by Browns fans. 

Watson, after going 5 of 12 for 36 yards and an interception during Cleveland’s 31-7 loss to the Bills, decided to go on the offensive when asked about the boos. 

“I think the whole world knows it has nothing to do about the performance,” Watson said. “It’s a little bit more personal than that. So, I think it’s a disrespectful thing.”

To make his point, Watson noted that Saturday wasn’t the first time that he felt the ire of Browns fans. He added that he gets treated better by opposing fans. 

 “Last time I played on this field, I tore my Achilles. That same fan base, they cheered when I got hurt,” he said. “What does that have to do with anything about performance? When a person gets hurt, especially in your home stadium, and they cheer.”

Watson said that his experiences with Browns fans are usually only negative on either social media or during home games. He was hoping that the situation regarding the fans’ treatment of him would be better given his involvement in the city and after he worked to get himself back in position to compete to be the Browns’ starting quarterback. 

“I thought being away for two years and working myself back from two Achilles injuries and putting the time in and being around the facility, being around the city, doing charity work in the city, supporting the Cleveland Browns, hanging out with fans whenever I do see them, being honest, being the type of person that I know I am and the character would help,” he said. “And I guess it hasn’t. So that’s why I say it’s personal. So it is what it is. People have their own opinions. There’s only so much you can do to change that. So at the end of the day, I just have to continue to just work on it and strive to be better mentally moving forward.”  

Saturday was a continuation of the downward spiral that has been Watson’s career, especially since he arrived in Cleveland in 2022. A three-time Pro Bowler with the Texans, injuries and inconsistent play have plagued Watson throughout his time with the Browns. He is 9-10 as the Browns’ starting quarterback with just 19 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a mediocre 61.2% completion percentage. 

Adding to the frustration that has been Watson’s story in Cleveland is the amount of capital the Browns spent to get him. They sent Houston six draft picks that included three consecutive first-round picks in addition to signing Watson to a record-setting, five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract. It’s undeniably one of — if not the — worst transactions in the history of sports.  

There’s also the fact that the Browns traded for Watson despite the fact that he had already been sued by over two dozen female massage therapists for sexual harassment and sexual assault (in 2022, it was announced that 20 of the 24 women who sued Watson had reached confidential settlements). Watson’s time in Cleveland began with him serving an 11-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. 

In addition to Watson’s plight, the fact that he’s competing against the immensely popular Sanders doesn’t help his cause. Sanders, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, went 9 of 11 for 74 yards with a touchdown and an interception against the Bills. Sanders also shined during his postgame press conference when he was asked about the fans’ treatment of Watson. 

“I think we all need to understand that we’re all human,” he said. “I don’t really do things to humans I wouldn’t want done to me. … Just for our fans, I appreciate y’all showing up and everything. However y’all feel about the situation, about Deshaun, think it’s more about a bigger purpose than just respect. The respect thing that I feel like should be there. Because we’re out trying to do our best and trying to serve the franchise the best way possible. We’re going out there every game and doing everything we can do. I don’t really appreciate that.” 

As noted above, Watson didn’t do himself any favors both during and after Saturday’s game. And while it appears that his time in Cleveland is destined to be remembered as an epic disappointment, Watson remains optimistic that there is light at the end of the tunnel in terms of his playing career. 

“I don’t regret anything in my life,” he said. “I think the Lord puts you in situations for a reason. I don’t regret anything at all. I had different thoughts on how it was gonna be, but it is what it is. Sometimes, the tables turn, and I’m patient enough — because I’m a child of God — to wait for that change. So, I ain’t tripping.” 

The biggest highlight of the NFL preseason this year just came from a kicker and it happened on Saturday night when Harrison Butker drilled a 69-yard field goal just before halftime in the Chiefs‘ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

And yes, you read that correctly: Butker hit from 69 YARDS. 

The NFL record for longest field goal is 68 yards and Butker actually topped that with his kick, but he won’t be getting his name etched into the NFL record book, because preseason kicks don’t officially count. Due to that rule, Cam Little’s 68-yard field goal from last season still stands as the longest kick in NFL history. 

Even though it won’t go down in the record book, Butker’s kick was still wildly impressive and that’s mostly because the ball easily cleared the crossbar. Butker absolutely smashed the kick — the ball hit the net behind the field goal posts — and his attempt likely would have been good from 75 yards or even further. 

You know what, let’s stop talking about the kick and just watch it. 

Butker only got the field goal attempt because the Chiefs’ defense made a fourth-down stop late in the first half. With under 10 seconds left to play in the second quarter, the Buccaneers were facing a fourth-and-5 from Kansas City’s 49-yard line and they decided to go for it. The Bucs ended up failing on the fourth down after Jake Browning threw an incomplete pass and that gave Kansas City the ball with just three seconds left. At that point, Andy Reid decided to sent out Butker. 

The 69-yarder was one of three that Butker hit against Tampa Bay to go along with a 58-yarder and 45-yarder, but he also missed a 43-yard kick in the fourth quarter of Kansas City’s 16-15 loss. 

Although Butker won’t be getting his name in the NFL record book, he will certainly have some bragging rights and that’s because 69-yarder is tied for the second-longest field goal made in an actual game in the history of football. 

The first American football game was played in 1869 and in the 157 years since then, only three kickers have hit a field goal of at least 69 yards in a game: 

1. Cam Little hit a 70-yarder for the Jaguars during the 2025 preseason. 

T-2. Harrison Butker hit a 69-yarder on Saturday night (The first clip we showed you at the top was from the Chiefs’ broadcast team, so now, let’s see what the Buccaneers’ broadcast team had to say about the kick)

T-2. Abilene Christian kicker Ove Johansson hit a 69-yarder in 1976. And in case you’re wonder, yes, there is footage of Johansson’s kick. 

College kickers were allowed to use a 1- to 2-inch kicking block until 1989 when they were banned. Before the ban, kickers were essentially kicking off a tee as long as the holder was able to get the ball in the right spot. The five longest field goals in college history, including Johansson’s, all came when the kicking block was legal.

With their field goals being kicked off the ground, Little and Butker are in a league of their own. 

Now that Butker has a 69-yarder under his belt, we might want to keep an eye on him this year, because he could go off like Little did last season for the Jaguars. Although Little’s 70-yard kick in the preseason didn’t count in the NFL record book, he ended up breaking the record anyway. The Jaguars kicker drilled a 68-yarder last November to break the record for longest field goal in NFL history. The mark had been held by Justin Tucker, who hit a 66-yarder in 2021. Little also hit a 67-yarder in Week 18, and thanks to those two kicks, Little now officially has the two longest field goals in NFL history. The 67-yarder also holds the mark for longest OUTDOOR field goal in NFL history (His 68-yarder came indoors in Las Vegas).  

Butker’s career long in a regular-season game is 62 yards, so he definitely has a big leg and it won’t be surprising if he tops that number this season. Maybe he’ll even break Little’s record, because at the rate things are going, it seems like it will only be a matter of time before an NFL kicker drills a 70-yarder in a regular-season game. 

Why all the booming kicks?

One reason we’re seeing more long kicks is thanks to a new K-ball rule that the NFL implemented last season. Under the new rule, each team is given 60 kicking footballs (K-Balls) at the beginning of the season. This allows each team to break the ball in before they use it. Since the ball can be used in practice, that generally softens it up. Teams are also allowed to use a brush to try and rub down the bumps (Every football is covered by thousands of tiny bumps). A football that’s broken in tends to fly better and a smoother ball allows the kicker to make better contact, which leads to better kicks. 

Under the old rule that existed from 1999 until 2024, teams were given three brand new footballs ON GAME DAY and they had roughly one hour to break them in. The new balls were stiff, which made them more difficult to kick. It was the difference between using a brand new baseball glove and a worn in glove. 

Last season, almost every kicker seemed to agree that the new rule was adding five to 10 yards to their kicks. Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons has been an NFL assistant since 1998, so he’s seen everything, and he thinks the new rule could lead to even longer kicks going forward. 

“I believe it makes a big difference and I think that’s why the distances on some of these long field goals went up and I think it will continue to just skyrocket as long as that rule stays in place the way it is,” Simmons told CBS Sports and several other outlets in late July. 

Records are made to be broken and thanks to the NFL’s new K-ball rule, it won’t be surprising at all if the record for longest field goal goes down for the second straight season. 

Wyndham Clark has a commanding lead at the BMW Championship, but he still has 18 more holes to go to hold everyone off. Here’s what you need to know for Sunday.

Clark holds 54-hole lead at BMW Championship

Clark, the two-time U.S. Open winner, is cruising at the BMW Championship. Clark already led to start the day and then pulled further away from the field, shooting 65 Saturday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis to get to 17 under and lead Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay (12 under) by five.

Also in the mix are Chris Gotterup and Gary Woodland, both at 11 under, and Collin Morikawa, at 10 under. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the runaway winner of last week’s St. Jude, is among a large group of pros tied for 15th at five under.

There’s also another battle to monitor at the BMW, which is around the top-30 cutoff. The top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings following Sunday’s conclusion of the BMW get a ticket to next week’s Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, where the winner gets $10 million.

You can watch Sunday’s final round from 12-2 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and 2-6 p.m. ET on CBS. Clark and McIlroy tee off in the final pairing at 1:50 p.m. ET on Sunday. You can see complete tee times below.

2026 BMW Championship tee times for Sunday: Round 4 (ET)

9:06 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Nico Echavarria
9:17 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Tommy Fleetwood
9:28 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Min Woo Lee
9:39 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Hideki Matsuyama
9:50 a.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
10:06 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Si Woo Kim
10:17 a.m. – Tom Kim, J.T. Poston
10:28 a.m. – Nicolai Hojgaard, Ben Griffin
10:39 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan
10:50 a.m. – Xander Schauffle, Michael Thorbjornsen
11:06 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Adam Scott
11:17 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Alex Smalley
11:28 a.m. – Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick
11:39 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Aaron Rai
11:50 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Justin Thomas
12:06 p.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Ryan Gerard
12:17 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
12:28 p.m. – Alex Noren, Robert MacIntyre
12:39 p.m. – Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
12:50 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Michael Brennan
1:06 p.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, Maverick McNealy
1:17 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Eric Cole
1:28 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Collin Morikawa
1:39 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Chris Gotterup
1:50 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy