Philippines Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from the Philippines 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 the Philippines. 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=ph&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=sports" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ph" \
  --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": "ph", "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: "ph",
    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"  => "ph",
    "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=ph&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": 444836,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "55df447468f46b0ae0ad033c176280db",
            "title": "NZ vs. IND ODIs: A litmus test for India’s depleted attack",
            "description": "ODI series vs NZ tests India’s fragile pace attack against a star-studded batting lineup, amid strategic bets and historical context.",
            "content": "For cricket followers of this vintage, it might be hard to comprehend that there was an era when Indian cricket wasn’t accorded the same respect and reverence it enjoys today. India then wasn’t the financial hub of the sport, even though cricket alwa... [1070 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/nz-vs-ind-odis-a-litmus-test-for-indias-depleted-attack/article71662713.ece",
            "image": "https://th-i.thgim.com/public/sport/54g4nh/article71662717.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/NITISH1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b186b851cfda2f4463224771573fadf2",
                "name": "The Hindu",
                "url": "https://www.thehindu.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bb1ce8ac8c8f405c81fd861ff9164273",
            "title": "Boxing-Serrano hopes to be remembered as a game changer as farewell fight nears",
            "description": "Nov 3 - Puerto Rico's Amanda Serrano said on Tuesday she wants to be remembered as a game changer ahead of her farewell fight against Australia's Skye Falzon on home soil next year. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "Nov 3 - Puerto Rico's Amanda Serrano said on Tuesday she wants to be remembered as a game changer ahead of her farewell fight against Australia's Skye Falzon on home soil next year.\nThe seven-division world champion will defend her unified WBO and WB... [2815 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/combat-sports/boxing-serrano-hopes-to-be-remembered-as-a-game-changer-as-farewell-fight-nears",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/cbb32479e828141236137200762919ea1e6c054a8805111d268d786d3e9480a4?w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "01f07abdb003c64fd69e020405860134",
            "title": "Champions League comebacks: What are the other best after Manchester United beat Roma",
            "description": "Manchester United come from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 - but what are the other best fightbacks in Champions League history?",
            "content": "Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Roma in a dramatic Champions League tie on Tuesday to give manager Michael Carrick a much-needed boost as he fights to save his job.\nThings were looking bleak at Old Trafford when his side found them... [4272 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c64g1dg0d84ko",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/15a9/live/08b380a0-d7da-11f1-8cb0-d304936875f3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:25:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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