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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": 222604,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1ce8f587b8963b10fbfec71c3f904d13",
            "title": "Tsarukyan on pre-fight Hooker headbutt in Qatar: ‘No one can scare me’",
            "description": "Arman Tsarukyan explains why he headbutted Dan Hooker at the UFC Qatar ceremonial weigh-ins.",
            "content": "Things got pretty crazy during the UFC Qatar ceremonial weigh-ins when Arman Tsarukyan decided to use the standard face-off with Dan Hooker to headbutt his opponent in the face.\nHooker shook the attack off and is fine, but it’s the kind of thing that... [1338 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-news/404956/arman-tsarukyan-on-pre-fight-dan-hooker-headbutt-in-qatar-no-one-can-scare-me",
            "image": "https://platform.mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2025/11/gettyimages-2247797323.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14%2C0.71330127379977%2C72.8%2C57.172750567293&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-22T02:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32135cc0c49e081c5f4f6259d65e4e28",
                "name": "MMA Mania",
                "url": "https://www.mmamania.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1c6577d24fb713d2827118dcaef01b87",
            "title": "Ashes 2025 live updates: Perth Test continues on day two, Ben Stokes hunting last Australian wicket",
            "description": "The third innings of the opening Ashes Test is set to kick off early on day two in Perth, with only one Australian wicket remaining at the start of play. Follow live.",
            "content": "Brendan Doggett has not faced a ball in Test cricket yet. Here's Mark Wood to introduce him to the rigours demanded.\nAustralia getting another 15 or so runs here would be massive.\nEngland getting a wicket in this first over will be huge.\nHere comes M... [3318 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-22/ashes-test-live-australia-england-perth-stadium/106040490",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/03e77c96942329888d95fd433af6557b?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1496&cropW=2659&xPos=0&yPos=167&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-22T01:51:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "abc.net.au",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "352b9ccaddf734571f0652c2dd68bc0a",
            "title": "Australia v England: Ashes first Test, day two - live",
            "description": "Over-by-over report: After an explosive start to the series, join our writers for updates from the second day of the Ashes opener in Perth",
            "content": "The Ashes opened with Mitchell Starc putting Australia in a position of strength while sending another reminder that he is more than just a member of a fast and furious trio. Geoff Lemon was at Perth Stadium to witness the left-arm quick’s career-bes... [2302 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/nov/22/australia-vs-england-live-ashes-first-1st-test-day-two-aus-v-eng-cricket-scores-updates-perth",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7b3dd9df35475cd29a5fd0a2af143d3c1a7c3c10/500_0_5000_4000/master/5000.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=c18b44b4f8c5d04cd7817b1e9a2a9787",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-22T01:20:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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