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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": 227942,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0ccb79a3b7ee17b9e77c81486164a0d5",
            "title": "Essendon Bombers on cusp of record losing streak at Gather Round",
            "description": "Essendon cannot do anything but stay galvanised as they stare down the demoralising prospect of notching a club-record 18th consecutive defeat, coach Brad Scott has said.",
            "content": "Essendon cannot do anything but stay galvanised as they stare down the demoralising prospect of notching a club-record 18th consecutive defeat, coach Brad Scott has said.\nThe Bombers suffered their 17th loss in a row in Sunday night's 34-point trounc... [2223 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/essendon-bombers-on-cusp-of-record-losing-streak-at-gather-round/106535556",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b14e0f3f7aa69b832a04b2fd54679f47?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T06:37:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "abc.net.au",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "07dd8259d5c3363444b9700f28a39093",
            "title": "Graham Arnold mobbed by Iraqi Australians at Sydney Airport, after qualifying for World Cup",
            "description": "Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has received a hero's welcome at Sydney Airport after helping Iraq qualify for its first FIFA World Cup in 40 years.",
            "content": "Members of the Iraqi Australian community have swamped coach Graham Arnold at Sydney Airport, celebrating Iraq's drought-breaking FIFA World Cup qualification.\nLast week the former Socceroos boss guided Iraq to a 2-1 win over Bolivia in Mexico to sec... [1684 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/graham-arnold-iraq-world-cup-sydney-airport-celebration/106535326",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ca7db877097dd9667ff0ed785eb45e47?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=917&cropW=1630&xPos=14&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T06:14:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cf9675e0a88d00ccd13415615d6712bf",
            "title": "AFL round four 2026, scores, results, odds, stats and start time from the MCG in Melbourne",
            "description": "Hawthorn Hawks and Geelong Cats in round four of the 2026 AFL premiership season at the MCG at 3.15pm AEDT. Kayo and Fox Footy are broadcasting the match live. Follow this live blog for minute-by-minute updates, scores, results, odds, squads, injury updates and start time. The match is an annual Easter Monday match between the Hawks and Cats",
            "content": "The Hawks are back in front.\nHawthorn have rallied in the final 30 seconds and Jack Ginnivan takes a mark a fraction before the siren. He slots it through and the hometown heroes are ahead by four points.\nJack Gunston has emerged from the rooms, howe... [3313 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-easter-monday-live-mcg-filling-fast-as-hawks-cats-renew-rivalry-20260405-p5zlgd.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.9472271914132379%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_75/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b42631d0ac58b3355348b3dfa6f2cbfebe3e5f14",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T05:58:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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