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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": 222444,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "891316e65338341b0948aa27f303c525",
            "title": "‘A rumour is going around’: Chairman responds as Robbo linked to shock Roosters exit",
            "description": "‘Rumour going around’: Chairman responds as Robbo linked to shock Roosters exit",
            "content": "The Roosters have shut down a rumour regarding their head coach Trent Robinson, who has been linked with an early departure from the club.\nThe Chooks have been disappointing through three games with Robinson’s job security a topic of discussion durin... [3027 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-trent-robinson-rumour-could-he-leave-the-roosters-at-end-of-2026-season-is-robinson-under-pressure-nrl360-rugby-league-news/news-story/2fea34f4e3a25d10c31864d18e64901b",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/221240f542d5f38f79378ba958c69d43",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T10:45:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "fox sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2e4fd278787ba429a606e710e7571843",
            "title": "‘The bigger man’: Gordie sends Reynolds clear message as ‘fragile’ Broncos blasted",
            "description": "‘The bigger man’: Gordie sends Reynolds clear message as ‘fragile’ Broncos blasted",
            "content": "Brisbane’s stunning call to erase the name of club legend Gorden Tallis on a conference room at Broncos HQ has been labelled “thin-skinned” and “petty” with Tallis stating he’d like to “move on” from the controversy.\nThe Broncos’ decision to rename t... [2877 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-gorden-tallis-comments-on-broncos-snub-what-did-he-say-adam-reynolds-michael-maguire-nrl360-rugby-league-news/news-story/9c18d9b97e40926fd5bee5b047654480",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/b280cd968d5e8b61292afc2670aa7269",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T08:58:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "fox sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ab15dfb602e4a7cf4be2021e246cba62",
            "title": "Unacceptable Brazil track farce was MotoGP at its worst",
            "description": "Opinion: MotoGP’s return to Brazil was plagued by issues across the weekend, culminating in an unacceptably late decision to shorten the grand prix due to track degradation problems. In what should have been a triumphant return to a passionate place for racing descended into a farce that marked MotoGP at its worst…",
            "content": "It is a testament to the job MotoGP Sports Entertainment (formerly Dorna Sports) to be able to continue growing the championship and keep expanding the calendar.\nThe Brazilian Grand Prix is one of those calendar expansion successes, and the 2026 week... [9182 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/1091885/1/unacceptable-brazil-track-farce-was-motogp-its-worst",
            "image": "https://cdn.crash.net/2026-03/gng_1298411_hires.jpg?width=1600&aspect_ratio=16:9",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T08:53:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "038805058ebe16da89909c3c14dcb97c",
                "name": "Crash.net",
                "url": "https://www.crash.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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