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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": 221284,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "09581ba0cb5ce587403760bbfce3cced",
            "title": "match comments aimed at Sorana Cirstea after tense Australian Open exchange",
            "description": "Naomi Osaka walks back her aggressive retort to a tense handshake between her and second-round opponent Sorana Cirstea.",
            "content": "Naomi Osaka has apologised for what she deemed to be a \"disrespectful\" post-match interview after her win over Sorana Cirstea.\nOsaka and Cirstea were involved in a tense post-match handshake following the No.16 seed's 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win on Margaret Co... [2687 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/tennis-naomi-osaka-apologises-sorana-cirstea-aus-open-exchange/106259566",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/60d96da5ed60073ee1641fbb857423f8?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=208&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-22T12:21:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bdef2911cee7b5a96e68b57d01bf248c",
            "title": "‘No idea what fair play is’: Osaka in war of words as ‘whining’ rival sparks dramatic Aus Open scenes",
            "description": "‘No idea what fair play is’: Osaka’s war of words with ‘whining’ rival in AO drama",
            "content": "Naomi Osaka’s first round clash at the Australian Open was all about the pre-match.\nBut Naomi Osaka’s second round clash at the Australian Open was all about the post-match.\nUFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 | SUN 1 FEB 1PM AEDT | For the first time in... [1382 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/no-idea-what-fair-play-is-osaka-in-war-of-words-as-whining-rival-sparks-dramatic-aus-open-scenes/news-story/247bc6fe4ddc926721dc319e422f69d2",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/fd7f088d4f358678062801369303005f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-22T11:21:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "16a48fb1d1519ae3c4cf47952d648396",
            "title": "Jannik Sinner cruises on at Australian Open, tips his cap to Carlos Alcaraz's magic touch",
            "description": "Jannik Sinner continued his smooth march toward a potential third straight Australian Open crown on Thursday night, dispatching home favourite James Duckworth 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 with clinical efficiency.",
            "content": "ATP Tour\nSinner cruises on at Australian Open, tips his cap to Alcaraz's magic touch\nTwo-time defending champion defeats Duckworth, praises Alcaraz's drop shots\nMorgan Hancock/Getty Images\nJannik Sinner is chasing his third consecutive Australian Ope... [1213 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sinner-duckworth-australian-open-2026-thursday",
            "image": "https://www.atptour.com/-/media/images/news/2026/01/22/09/22/sinner-forehand-australian-open-2026-thursday.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-22T10:30:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9f967815ea1fe4de73befb912d73a8e9",
                "name": "ATP Tour",
                "url": "https://www.atptour.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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