Belgium Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Belgium with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top sports headlines from Belgium. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=sports&country=be&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=sports" \
  --data-urlencode "country=be" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "sports", "country": "be", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "sports",
    country: "be",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "sports",
    "country"  => "be",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=sports&country=be&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 120374,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "96b696607fca454f7125194bff2019ff",
            "title": "Yamal en Raphinha eisen andermaal hoofdrol op: Barcelona maakt met droge 3-0 einde aan perfect rapport Aston Villa",
            "description": "Wat is het makkelijk voetballen met twee zulke wereldsterren in je rangen. Lamine Yamal en Raphinha hebben zich opnieuw van goudwaarde getoond voor Barcelona. De ene mocht na 7 minuten al een cadeautje uitpakken tegen Aston Villa, de andere deed het licht uit met een dubbel na rust.",
            "content": "Brits hondenweer in Camp Nou én prins William op bezoek.\nHet decor van de match in Barcelona had eigenlijk alles waar Aston Villa van kon dromen. Behalve het scorebord dan...\nNa amper 7 minuten schilderden de Britten daar zelf al een achterstand op. ... [1429 chars]",
            "url": "https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/eur/uefa-champions-league/2026-2027/leaguefase/04/fc-barcelona-aston-villa-yamal-en-raphinha-eisen-andermaal-hoofdrol-op-barcelona-maakt-met-droge-3-0-einde-aan-perfect-rapport-aston-villa~1781707148619/",
            "image": "https://images.sporza.be/width1280/2026/11/03/d8aee1b7-ed91-4451-aa3c-96a741e022cf.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:09:20Z",
            "lang": "nl",
            "source": {
                "id": "bc4d9a8c053c31383258509115b0ff2e",
                "name": "Sporza",
                "url": "https://sporza.be"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fc2d9e68309a8a895675366841c1262c",
            "title": "Recordavond voor PSG: titelverdediger sloopt Villarreal met vier goals in 16 minuten (en legt er dan nog 2 bij)",
            "description": "Een zoveelste statement van PSG. Na prestigezeges tegen Manchester City en FC Barcelona heeft de titelverdediger nu ook Villarreal opgerold. En dat deed het in recordtempo: na amper 16 minuten stond het al 0-4. In de tweede helft lapten Fabian Ruiz en de jonge Boly er nog twee goals bij. De 12 op 12 kreeg zo nog wat meer kleur.",
            "content": "Je zou maar een kwartiertje te laat zijn aangekomen in het Estadio de la Ceramica.\nVoor de komst van PSG sowieso al geen fijne gedachte, maar dinsdagavond miste je er zowaar een wervelend record mee.\nOp de klok: 16 minuten en 2 seconden. Op het score... [840 chars]",
            "url": "https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/eur/uefa-champions-league/2026-2027/leaguefase/04/villarreal-cf-paris-saint-germain-recordavond-voor-psg-titelverdediger-sloopt-villarreal-met-vier-goals-in-16-minuten-en-legt-er-dan-nog-2-bij~1781707146503/",
            "image": "https://images.sporza.be/width1280/2026/11/03/e2580dc9-3320-4500-842d-4ed36a29be12.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:08:24Z",
            "lang": "nl",
            "source": {
                "id": "bc4d9a8c053c31383258509115b0ff2e",
                "name": "Sporza",
                "url": "https://sporza.be"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "59fb2bfbcd42933594e80dac6f4965e6",
            "title": "La soirée des Belges en Ligue des Champions: une remontée fantastique,une expérience et une tempête",
            "description": "Manchester United a été renversant, Lillea pris un point et le PSG a tout fait exploser.",
            "content": "Le défenseur n'était pas de la victoire du Sporting face au Shakhtar à Stamford Bridge (0-1), lui qui s'apprête à avoir un nouveau coach, Paulo Fonseca.\nCe qui ne sera pas tout de suite le cas pour Youri Tielemans et Senne Lammens.\nÀ lire aussi\nLigue... [3517 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/diablesrouges/2026/11/03/la-soiree-des-belges-en-ligue-des-champions-une-remontee-fantastiqueune-experience-et-une-tempete-5GL6QDCP3NA2ZO74P755DY7ZKM/",
            "image": "https://www.dhnet.be/resizer/v2/QNOLCHRIN5EUPFWRRNRX4HUY6Q.jpg?auth=c4824bfae437184d92eb022f742bc8ba89c1dd954158ef710972c0813013b3cd&width=1200&height=630&quality=85&focal=1582%2C624",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:12:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "acefb0a34aeb41b86d81fa2d735f88db",
                "name": "DHnet",
                "url": "https://www.dhnet.be"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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