Australia Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia Sports News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 248856,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ce094e256327a4a593fe1a9339b8bb80",
            "title": "Ex-US player Tim Howard says America ‘no chance’ at World Cup",
            "description": "The USA has been on a tear at the World Cup.",
            "content": "The USA has been on a tear at the World Cup.\nThe Group D winners are through to the round of 32. They were the second team to clinch their spot in the next round.\nWith spirits high, many are asking if the USA can make a run of a lifetime and maybe li... [1793 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/exus-player-tim-howard-says-america-no-chance-at-world-cup/news-story/83d4172740baee452eca0886dd51c939",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/7143d588ecc144d0b1136975d6fd99ac",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T23:40:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b49d7b31d65b1360cc36bd5e5821043a",
            "title": "Handshake snub, relentless boos in surprise England result",
            "description": "There were no goals but plenty of controversy as England and Ghana played out a spicy 0-0 World Cup draw at Boston Stadium on Wednesday (AEST).",
            "content": "There were no goals but plenty of controversy as England and Ghana played out a spicy 0-0 World Cup draw at Boston Stadium on Wednesday (AEST).\nEngland and Ghana now have four points apiece and the former still leads Group L on goal difference despit... [3080 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nine.com.au/sport/football/world-cup-2026-news-thomas-partey-handshake-snub-england-ghana-result-reaction-highlights-20260624-p609ih.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2228%2C$multiply_3%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_29%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_1200%2Cq_88%2Cf_auto/13d2d93ff27896ec725547fdab372fb450f0669331c5f7aa479691d269b85fc1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T22:47:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f24775d826544c821fc5b672e89feda5",
                "name": "Nine.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.nine.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cd0fb32edc3a22fbd3ba942055b9d760",
            "title": "Djed Spence handshake snub for Thomas Partey, fixtures, results, video, highlights",
            "description": "Star on serious charges cops icy snub; ‘painful’ news sparks great’s abrupt WC exit — Daily",
            "content": "England’s Djed Spence appeared to avoid shaking hands with Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey ahead of Tuesday’s Group L clash in Foxborough.\nWhile the rest of his English teammates offered Partey a handshake or fistbump, Spurs fullback Spence seemingly ... [2713 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/world-cup/fifa-world-cup-2026-football-news-djed-spence-handshake-snub-for-thomas-partey-fixtures-results-video-highlights/news-story/3257757d9706014f7b759c3cdfc6644e",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/33ae63d96308f8ff56f248a8d3e36049",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T22:23:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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