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": 256302,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "832f69f8263ff02699847823c9efb48a",
            "title": "DJR issues Brodie Kostecki health update",
            "description": "Dick Johnson Racing has issued an update on Brodie Kostecki following the star driver's post-race trip to the Darwin medical centre. - Australia's #1 motorsport news website - Speedcafe.com",
            "content": "Kostecki finished third in today’s 200-kilometre Supercars race of the betr Darwin Triple Crown but was absent from the podium celebrations and media commitments.\nInstead he was undergoing treatment in the on-site medical centre where he’d been rushe... [1871 chars]",
            "url": "https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-darwin-triple-crown-brodie-kostecki-health-update-hidden-valley-medical-centre/",
            "image": "https://speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KB2_8588-copy.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T09:05:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dfb01b7ae62a6f60563388cd18710b92",
                "name": "Speedcafe.com",
                "url": "https://speedcafe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7a318b909a2d0dda0b682f3c0da2b939",
            "title": "It's a Blue tsunami: Carlton downs Giants to keep riding wave of wins",
            "description": "A fifth consecutive victory has Carlton fans dreaming of the near impossible",
            "content": "THE FAIRYTALE continues for Carlton.\nUnder interim coach Josh Fraser, the surging Blues have ignited their campaign, taking down Greater Western Sydney by 23 points in a Saturday afternoon thriller at Engie Stadium.\nGIANTS v BLUES Full match coverage... [4326 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1543659/its-a-blue-tsunami-carlton-blues-downs-gws-giants-to-keep-riding-wave-of-wins",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/06/20/0802c08a-2d60-4e12-988f-b1f3265a8482/15GWSCa26MM069386276.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T08:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "36a7a20332b3a739b26f0d990a821e63",
            "title": "‘So dangerous’: Bathurst champ fumes over rival’s 280km/h move",
            "description": "Matthew Payne was travelling at 280km/h when a rival who had just emerged from the pits started weaving all over the road.",
            "content": "DARWIN: Kai Allen has driven to a dominant victory in a chaotic second Supercars race of the weekend at the Darwin Triple Crown.\nBut it was a clash between his teammate Matthew Payne and Friday’s race winner and pole sitter Cameron Waters that was th... [3375 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motorsport/supercars-2026-darwin-triple-crown-kai-allen-wins-matthew-payne-fumes-over-cameron-waters-move-video-highlights-results-20260620-p608mi.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_2%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_83/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_1200%2Cq_88%2Cf_auto/36ff2c4a570e73ea1279dfc20f36d065ce97c38245949c1c67be67cffad92d2f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T08:05:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f24775d826544c821fc5b672e89feda5",
                "name": "Nine.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.nine.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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