Latvia Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Latvia 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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This request returns the current top sports headlines from Latvia. 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=lv&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=sports" \
  --data-urlencode "country=lv" \
  --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": "lv", "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: "lv",
    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"  => "lv",
    "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=lv&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": 99622,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "96fcb1371a2439a4f1e0ab40fd30682a",
            "title": "Clement reacts as Norwich win third game in a row",
            "description": "Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement is delighted with his side's first clean sheet of the season as the Canaries crush Derby 4-0.",
            "content": "Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement enjoyed the goals but was just as happy with his side's first clean sheet of the season after the Canaries crushed Derby County 4-0 at Pride Park.\nHe told BBC Radio Norfolk: \"I'm really pleased with the clean ... [570 chars]",
            "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/clement-reacts-norwich-win-third-231750315.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/40231074a6ee928348a056e4e60d551dde28dc8c43c90755d3a187db19482f44/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w991_h557%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fbbc_us_articles_995%2F30bbcec88b6605ef23c88465f97253db.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:17:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1213ab3f5e360256b89d3b205e3e8e48",
                "name": "Yahoo Sports",
                "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f5e8623ade565305ff56b7f334f0833b",
            "title": "Inter player ratings vs Feyenoord: Spence pulls the strings as clinical Inter put derby pain behind them",
            "description": "Detailed player ratings for Inter's 3-0 win over Feyenoord. Djed Spence stars with two assists while Bisseck, Esposito, and Zielinski find the net.",
            "content": "Inter beat Feyenoord 3-0 at De Kuip on Tuesday, three days after losing 3-1 to AC Milan, to record back-to-back Champions League wins for the first time this season.\nYann Bisseck curled in the opener after eight minutes and Pio Esposito headed in the... [3684 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en/news/inter-player-ratings-vs-feyenoord-spence-sets-up-two-bisseck-pio-esposito-zielinski-seal-3-0-win/blt1685a5e039153f21",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2303368818/crop/MM5DKMJSGI5DEOBYGE5G433XMU5DAORRHA4Q====/GettyImages-2303368818.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:04:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0e0163e701edbe5cd0b7f173afc780f6",
            "title": "Nelly Korda Loses Vare Trophy Chance On Eligibility Twist",
            "description": "Nelly Korda's season-leading scoring average won't win her the Vare Trophy. See how eligibility rules handed the award to Japan's Miyu Yamashita instead.",
            "content": "Nelly Korda dominated the 2026 LPGA season with four wins and two majors, yet she will not take home the Vare Trophy. A strict eligibility rule knocked her out of the running for the lowest scoring average award. The top two players in the standings,... [2665 chars]",
            "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nelly-korda-loses-vare-trophy-222747510.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/fa4ee973334962e1f6cb50a5c02f2e57750b40a6b1573b03101c94eb0ce7da05/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Foff_day_chatter_601%2F06fc607e581cc555e47a239188cb1f6c.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:27:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1213ab3f5e360256b89d3b205e3e8e48",
                "name": "Yahoo Sports",
                "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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