England soccer great Harry Kane’s long-held hope of being a kicker in the NFL took clearer shape Wednesday.

Rory McIlroy hit a 4-iron from 230 yards to inside 2 feet and holed the eagle putt to finish off a 3-under 69 and move into contention to win the BMW PGA Championship for the second time.

Brentford has climbed to third in the Premier League after a crushing 3-0 win over west London rival Chelsea.

Ryan Gerard has finished eagle-birdie to shoot a 7-under 65 and take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the BMW PGA Championship.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, for the first time at Everton’s stadium in Liverpool before the two leaders watched the soccer club they both support.

A small English village has voted to leave the U.K. in a symbolic independence referendum.

Former England forward Raheem Sterling has admitted to dangerous driving after a highway collision.

U.K. lawmakers have voted down a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.

This road is so old that it predates Florida itself — as well as the rest of the country.

Hundreds of masked anti-immigration protesters have blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port, clogging traffic and disrupting travelers and cargo vehicles heading for France.

British police are working to recover 70,000 pints of stolen Guinness.

Former grocery delivery man Joe Dean has captured his first European tour title by shooting 9-under 63 to win the British Masters with his wife on the bag.

Having a post-match drink with teammates and sometimes rivals is a cricketing tradition as old as time.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continues to dominate the box office, holding the top spot for the fourth weekend.

A car crash in northeast England killed seven people including two police officers.

LIV Golf is ending its season one tournament early.

Two dinosaur movies made a modest impact at the North American box office this weekend.

Police have made one arrest after a security incident caused transportation delays for fans and athletes leaving Alexander Stadium following Saturday night’s session at the European track-and-field championships in Birmingham, England.

Irish athletes at the European championships in Birmingham, England, say they feel like they're competing at home.

Amy Hunt has won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships after Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay.

A passenger train has derailed near London, marking the second such incident in two days.

German middle-distance runner Smilla Kolbe has condemned online racial abuse directed at some of her teammates at the European championships.

Firefighters are tackling multiple fires in central England on a day that the U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has showed plenty of kick on his comeback from injury by winning his fourth consecutive 5,000-meters title at the European championships in Birmingham.

The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith says he has “a memory like a fish” and doesn’t know if he’s been paid what he’s owed by Grand Slam Track, the league that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year.

England forward Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident at a nightclub.

Europe captain Anna Nordqvist has finalized her Solheim Cup team by adding veteran Leona Maguire and three rookies.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has broken the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest North American opening weekend.

Yealimi Noh has her first 54-hole lead in a major at the Women's British Open.

Labour Party candidate Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester after Andy Burnham left that job to become Britain's prime minister.

Scientists are alarmed by the British government's decision to cut funding for the Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory.

Michael Kim shot the 15th 59 in PGA Tour history Friday, making a 24-foot putt for birdie on the 18th hole at the 3M Open.

Ryan Fox has arrived back in New Zealand after carrying the British Open championship-winner’s claret jug from one side of the world to the other, hankering for sleep and a gourmet pie.

Manchester City has officially completed the signing of England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for a reported 116 million pounds ($155 million).

Southampton coach Tonda Eckert has been charged by the English Football Association for his part in the spying scandal that shocked English soccer last season.

The England World Cup forward Morgan Rogers has completed his British transfer record move from Aston Villa to Premier League rival Chelsea.

It’s the women’s turn now.

Kylian Mbappé moved past Lionel Messi for the career World Cup scoring record with 22 goals, scoring twice for France in a 6-4 loss to England in the third-place match.

Ryan Fox has joined the list of players with a major championship scoring record.

Jon Rahm is the latest to receive a conduct warning at a major champion.

Rory McIlroy looks to have done enough to make it to the weekend at Royal Birkdale.

Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina’s detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.”.

There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time.

England hired a German coach to end 60 years of hurt but will exit the World Cup in the most English of ways.

The only Argentine golfer in the British Open field was playfully jeered by some spectators on the first tee the morning after his national soccer team’s epic comeback win over England at the World Cup.

Dan Brown is lighting it up again at the British Open.

Matthew Baldwin has had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot of the British Open at a Royal Birkdale course where the locally born Englishman has been a member for 23 years.

England desperately wanted to protect its lead as time was winding down in the World Cup semifinals.

More than 100 inmates at the sprawling Rikers Island correctional facility gathered in a gymnasium at the complex’s main intake center to watch Wednesday’s semifinal match between England and Argentina.

How far the golf ball travels has been a debate for years.

Lionel Messi delivered for his teammates.

Lionel Messi delivered for his teammates.

Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 and reach the World Cup final.

It’s England vs.

Brendon McCullum has been fired as coach of England’s test cricket team after four years in charge but will continue to lead the country’s T20 and ODI sides.

Erling Haaland’s day ended earlier than many expected.

Carla Gregory is battling the heat while watching the World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway in Miami Gardens.

John Stones has returned to England’s starting lineup for its World Cup quarterfinal against Norway.

FIFA is selling pieces of the World Cup final field for $450 each.

World Cup ticket resale prices dropped for quarterfinal matches following the elimination of co-hosts United States and Mexico, and FIFA has nearly 1,200 seats on sale for the final at $7,380.

Manchester United has revealed latest details about its proposed new stadium, including the precise location of the 100,000-seat arena.

England defender Jarell Quansah has been given a two-match suspension for his red card offense against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16.

Dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England squad’s hotel with loudspeakers, horns and fireworks in the early hours of Sunday morning, aiming to disrupt players' sleep before their World Cup round-of-16 match against Mexico.

England has unpleasant memories of Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.

Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to help England rally for a 2-1 victory over Congo and a spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup.

Britain's future military will focus on self-flying jets, uncrewed submarines and drones.

Penelope Keith, known for her roles in British sitcoms "The Good Life" and "To the Manor Born," has died at 86.

The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.

Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored early in the second half, lifting England over Panama 2-0 and into what appears to be a more favorable bracket for the World Cup’s knockout phrase.

Jing Yan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Hazeltine.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed one person.

The Church of England has apologized for its role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s.

FIFA’s new hydration breaks midway through each half were implemented to help players stay cool in the summer heat of Mexico, Canada and the United States, which some experts have warned could be the hottest World Cup in history.

The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died.

Archaeologists say they have discovered a structure near Stonehenge that may have served as a “prototype” for the monument.

Harry Kane scored twice to equal the English record for World Cup goals, Jude Bellingham added another two minutes into the second half and England beat Croatia 4-2.

British television personality Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has prostate cancer on the final fifth-season episodes of his farm reality show.

Kazuo Ishiguro's next novel, “Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger,” is set in 1930s England.

There must be something in the water in Winter Park! Once again, the high school’s vaunted girls crew team will head across the pond to compete on the international stage at the Henley Royal Regatta in England later this month.

King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other senior British royals were among guests attending the wedding of Charles' nephew, Peter Phillips.

Wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been called up by India for the first time as he was named in the T20 squad for the tours of Ireland and England plus the Asian Games.

FIFA has announced that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America, including some with limited or no shade from the sun.

A father of six has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a rape 23 years ago, which another man was wrongly convicted of.

FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament's 16 stadiums across North America.

In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German.

The British government is sticking to its net-zero goal despite global conflicts affecting energy supplies.

More than 40 agencies gathered for the county’s annual hurricane exercise, each playing a crucial role in the county’s emergency response plan.

The Sentry is moving its title sponsorship across the Pacific Ocean from Kapalua to Torrey Pines.

Liverpool has fired manager Arne Slot at the end of his second season in charge and a year after leading the team to the Premier League title.

A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.

British police are appealing for witnesses as they expand their investigation into potential offenses by the former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The U.K. government is set to release confidential papers related to the former Prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy.

Southampton’s appeal against its expulsion from the Championship playoff final because of spying offenses was dismissed.

Southampton has been expelled from the Championship playoffs after admitting to repeatedly spying on opponents.

U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson has left the field with an apparent left knee injury while playing for Leeds in the Premier League in a potential concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup.

In a story summary published May 17, 2026, about Aaron Rai winning the PGA Championship, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Rai is the first player of Indian heritage to win a major.

Lottie Woad left Nelly Korda and everyone else behind on a rainy and breezy Saturday in the Kroger Queen City Championship.