Kenya Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Kenya 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 Kenya. 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=ke&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=sports" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ke" \
  --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": "ke", "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: "ke",
    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"  => "ke",
    "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=ke&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": 48552,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5cac860e769b9a85ff7f818104b71cf3",
            "title": "Manchester United in agreement over Michael Carrick sack decision after Roma win",
            "description": "Michael Carrick has relieved some, but not all, the pressure on his job",
            "content": "Michael Carrick has eased pressure on his job with Manchester United ‘s come-from-behind win over Roma, but the threat of the sack remains alive.\nThe under-pressure manager ended a run of three straight defeats - and nine games without a win - as Mat... [1501 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-agree-carrick-sack-decision-b1303406.html",
            "image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/11/04/07/01M6HQ4GG4XCF2EYBG1FJ7E9XX.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T07:31:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99b3c5a558a3e649a1397aa932026c34",
                "name": "London Evening Standard",
                "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4f8f943b6d94e7a756accdca29a3e1ae",
            "title": "Bayern Munich’s perfection against Atletico: three particular aspects stand out",
            "description": "Bayern Munich have bounced back impressively from numerous personnel, emotional and sporting setbacks with a 2-0 win away at Atletico Madrid. Three aspects in particular are a source of delight.",
            "content": "An away trip to Atletico Madrid is one of European football's most thankless tasks. For almost 30 years, every German team had failed there, more or less miserably. Then a Bayern Munich side battered on several fronts claimed a remarkable 2-0 victory... [4085 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en/news/three-particular-aspects-stand-out-bayern-munich-s-perfection-in-the-win-over-atletico-madrid/blt0c093c8dde20f85c",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt48d0b47cb4bcc57f/1600.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T07:07:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1f3ff2820a6a23aa0882b1c184780aff",
            "title": "Man City star Phil Foden warns rivals he is rediscovering PFA Player of the Year form after England World Cup snub",
            "description": "Manchester City star Phil Foden is regaining his confidence and targeting an England recall following a recent goalscoring streak across domestic and European fixtures.",
            "content": "Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden believes he is finally rediscovering his best form after a difficult period cost him a place at the 2026 World Cup. The 26-year-old has bounced back from an early-season suspension with a string of impressive goa... [2143 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/man-city-phil-foden-rediscovering-pfa-player-of-the-year-england-world-cup-snub/bltfb8a6ab4e0104b5f",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2301202010/crop/MM5DGOJSGA5DEMRQGU5G433XMU5DAORRHA4A====/GettyImages-2301202010.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T06:31:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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