Kenya Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Kenya with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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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);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

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

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($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": 46354,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f5e32be3b4ac889c06a294600600682a",
            "title": "Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics",
            "description": "SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Freshman goalkeeper Kaelin Koehler made 13 saves over 80 minutes as No. 9 IUP battled No. 4 Shippensburg into double overtime Wednesday at Robb",
            "content": "SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Freshman goalkeeper Kaelin Koehler made 13 saves over 80 minutes as No. 9 IUP battled No. 4 Shippensburg into double overtime Wednesday at Robb Sports Complex, ultimately falling 2-1 in a nonconference regional matchup.\nShippensbu... [1117 chars]",
            "url": "https://iupathletics.com/news/2026/10/14/field-hockey-no-9-iup-falls-in-double-overtime-at-no-4-shippensburg.aspx",
            "image": "https://images.sidearmdev.com/fit?url=https%3a%2f%2fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2fiupathletics.com%2fimages%2f2026%2f10%2f14%2fHorning_shot.png&height=450&width=800&type=jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:47:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "238f9cbaea10cb5f8bf4504dc1ad0656",
                "name": "Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics",
                "url": "https://iupathletics.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ba3804c044dff5e4d3e77d8979d63cd3",
            "title": "Roma vs Real Madrid: The tactics board - Mourinho's late substitutions spark sensational comeback",
            "description": "Real Madrid overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat Roma 4-3 in a tactical thriller at the Stadio Olimpico.",
            "content": "Gasperini deployed a rigid 3-4-3 formation designed to suffocate Madrid’s build-up play. The primary objective was to execute a high-pressing system, with the midfield acting as the pivot to disrupt Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni as they a... [4842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-sa/lists/roma-real-madrid-the-tactics-board-jose-mourinho-champions-league/blt1d41ec0654897afc",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2299670431/crop/MM5DIMBQGA5DEMRVGA5G433XMU5DMOBUHIYTEMI=/GettyImages-2299670431.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:32:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ba227bdc70915a8f5e446ef8851ea215",
            "title": "Manchester City player ratings vs Paris Saint-Germain: Erling Haaland brace not enough to mask defensive capitulation",
            "description": "Detailed Manchester City player ratings following their 4-2 defeat to PSG. Erling Haaland scores twice but defensive errors cost Enzo Maresca's side.",
            "content": "Gianluigi Donnarumma - 4/10\nA difficult night against his former side's rivals. While he made 5 saves, he looked exposed during the first-half blitz. His positioning for Vitinha’s long-range effort was questionable, and he struggled to organise a bac... [3675 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en/lists/manchester-city-player-ratings-vs-paris-saint-germain-erling-haaland-brace/bltc66b1dd448035427",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/imago-sport-1084532270/crop/MM5DEOJQGQ5DCNRTGQ5G433XMU5DAORRGUYQ====/imago-image.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:57:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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