Australia Sports News API

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

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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": 256480,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "49de8f0a0eb5c2cc86668538955d47ac",
            "title": "World Cup live: AFL star labels Socceroos clash ‘a disgrace’",
            "description": "As Australia continues to bask in the glow of the Socceroos’ World Cup euphoria, attention turns to the tournament’s most awkward entrant.",
            "content": "As Australia continues to bask in the glow of the Socceroos’ World Cup euphoria, attention turns to the tournament’s most awkward entrant.\nIran, which has only just agreed to a peace deal with hosts the United States, begins its campaign against New ... [293 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/group-stage-spain-iran/live-coverage/5a5cd9554dde6ee1344e23d511c50ebe",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/28def2dcb97b308995e5fdb551147b0a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T00:57:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d16d291f1008174ba3d05c0ed5ece306",
            "title": "Australia news live: postal workers report rise in dog-related incidents; Pauline Hanson says she hasn’t spoken to Angus Taylor since 2019",
            "description": "Follow live",
            "content": "From 2h ago\nAustralia Post reports 1,200 dog-related incidents for posties in first half of 2026\nAustralia Post issued a renewed call for people to secure their dogs after reporting more than 1,200 dog-related incidents affecting its posties over the... [20820 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/16/australia-news-live-victoria-wfh-work-from-home-labor-fuel-excise-budget-cost-of-living-albanese-chalmers-one-nation-hanson-rba-interest-rates-decision-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/cd94e8e80b5bfa3f2b6deb6b964a5f7b3e1c5a01/447_0_1350_1080/master/1350.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=80f4ac9e59c2bec1aae8aeedfbfeb0dd",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T00:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2b7b85cca5b78cf662019634f6e5ba89",
            "title": "Pensioner veers into riders causing terrifying crash at Germany's LVV Saarland Trofeo",
            "description": "An elderly woman on a mobility scooter has caused a frightening crash during a cycling race in Germany after riding into the path of the competitors.",
            "content": "In short:\nA pensioner on a mobility scooter has caused a major crash at Germany's LVV Saarland Trofeo.\nThe woman collided with 17-year-old rider Paul Vriesman, who miraculously avoided a serious injury despite being flipped upside down as a result of... [1247 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/cycling-pensioner-causes-crash-lvv-saarland-trofeo/106802488",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/415cff12fdf947d30a476616a10ddde8?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=179&cropW=318&xPos=0&yPos=42&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T00:41:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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