Uganda Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Uganda 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 Uganda. 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=ug&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=sports" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ug" \
  --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": "ug", "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: "ug",
    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"  => "ug",
    "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=ug&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": 58422,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ecf037909c84f0da3ca038717cb36347",
            "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-ug/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": "2026-10-14T22:34:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e0f825c0c41baa79d3a7d61e19f26b3c",
            "title": "NBA Fantasy: 25 draft values with first-round upside",
            "description": "These 25 players have the talent, opportunity and upside to return first-round value this fantasy basketball season.",
            "content": "Play Yahoo Fantasy High Score Today!\nThe best fantasy basketball drafts aren’t built on safe picks alone. In 2026-27, plenty of stars are slipping past the first round even though they have the upside to deliver first-round value for weeks or months ... [7839 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nba.com/news/nba-fantasy-25-draft-values-with-first-round-upside",
            "image": "https://cdn.nba.com/manage/2026/10/GettyImages-2300134793-scaled-e1792011784905.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:30:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "51615c5a3110b6568c3cd6f1dae8903b",
                "name": "NBA.com",
                "url": "https://www.nba.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "983d1122cd3bac86c4b6ee1eea3278b7",
            "title": "Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain: The tactics board - Luis Enrique's transition machine dismantles City's high line",
            "description": "Luis Enrique's PSG exploited Manchester City's high line to secure a 4-2 win at the Etihad. Read our full tactical breakdown of the Champions League clash.",
            "content": "Enzo Maresca deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation that frequently transitioned into a 3-2-5 during the build-up phase, with Josko Gvardiol tucking in to provide defensive security. The pressing triggers were aggressive; whenever Safonov played short to Marqu... [5112 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ug/lists/manchester-city-vs-paris-saint-germain-the-tactics-board-luis-enrique-s-transition-machine-dismantles-city-s-high-line/bltfde9af6a2228e106",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2299671753/crop/MM5DGMBXGI5DCNZSHA5G433XMU5DCMJSHIZDC===/GettyImages-2299671753.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:29:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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