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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": 235872,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3d00a61f63841bf5c1112fa43d1b027f",
            "title": "2 Bournemouth (11 Apr, 2026) Game Analysis",
            "description": "Expert recap and game analysis of the Arsenal vs. AFC Bournemouth English Premier League game from 11 April 2026 on ESPN (AU).",
            "content": "Arsenal's Premier League title hopes were dealt a significant blow following a desperate 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth at the Emirates on Saturday.\nJunior Kroupi handed the visitors a well-earned lead after 17 minutes before Viktor Gyökeres clawed a labo... [3146 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com.au/football/report/_/gameId/740908",
            "image": "https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/espn/misc_logos/500/soccer.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T16:09:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4287a58a1f2600be6a9d1f210efe72f8",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "531381999eb1a40045f5fbb793d123b1",
            "title": "Suns working to close 'gap' to top sides, Cox praises 'relentless' Swans",
            "description": "Damien Hardwick says his team still has work to do to reach the level of the competition's best sides",
            "content": "GOLD Coast coach Damien Hardwick believes a clear gap exists between his side and the competition's genuine contenders.\nWhile the Suns sought to rebound from a shock loss to Melbourne, they instead found themselves dismantled by a high-pressure syste... [2906 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1495051/gold-coast-suns-working-to-close-gap-to-top-sides-dean-cox-praises-relentless-swans",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/04/11/8e1a8bda-f7ad-4a22-8835-ab176fead27e/sm62DPfB.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T12:25:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "09ca0d8c36f1e9ffd1fd8689e9dd782c",
            "title": "Lachlan Kennedy breaks 10 seconds again to claim first national title in men's 100m",
            "description": "Lachlan Kennedy has stormed to victory in the men's 100m final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney, equalling his personal best of 9.96 seconds.",
            "content": "There was a time not long ago, say even yesterday, when seeing an Australian man break 10 seconds in the 100 metres was an enthralling anomaly.\nAfter doing it for the third time in his career, and the second time in two days, Lachlan Kennedy is start... [2607 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/lachlan-kennedy-australian-athletics-championships-100m-final/106554978",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/91da31b01d77adc3da1980dcef9a26fa?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1979&cropW=3519&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T12:12:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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