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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": 219760,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9d0f9eaaf2b85e3b3d32f929dcb00021",
            "title": "Australian Open updates: Djokovic launches 21st Open campaign; 100,000+ record attendance; Popyrin in five-set battle",
            "description": "The 2026 Australian Open reaches day two at Melbourne Park with matches from 11am AEDT and this live blog will include results, live match updates, pictures, tennis news and colour stories. Coverage will include both the day and night sessions. Alex de Minaur, Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are among the players on court during day two. Nine and Stan Sport will be broadcasting the tournament live.",
            "content": "Righto, it’s time for a tie-break – first to 10 points (with a two-point advantage) to decide this five-set ripper.\nIt’s as close as it gets between Popyrin and Muller – 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-6.\n1-0 - Big serve Popyrin. Nice start\n1-1 - Muller ... [3480 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-live-2026-de-minaur-begins-open-quest-gauff-swiatek-djokovic-in-action-20260118-p5nuwc.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.41418614526790004%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_255%2C$y_82/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_metro_live_no_age_social_wm/2bc96101a0b00bf2f76f433ec6d0ead307b90344",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T12:46:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed8e4fa5d5e748dd1e7b20e436cc5910",
            "title": "Philippines star Alexandra Eala sends Australian Open crowds into a frenzy",
            "description": "Alexandra Eala, ranked 49 in the world, attracts a crowd that virtually brought the Australian Open to a standstill.",
            "content": "It is rare a player ranked 49th in the world would attract a crowd that virtually brought a grand slam tournament to a standstill.\nBut such is the pulling power of Alexandra Eala, Melbourne Park was overcome with a feverish atmosphere on Monday as th... [2699 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/australian-open-alexandra-eala-philippines-melbourne-park/106246520",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/58456894d8637f5e2f6074b59d06aa06?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=266&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T10:00:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e313ec9d19ef5439121c1957e9127cd9",
            "title": "What has caused a 'smack' of jellyfish to wash up on Melbourne's eastern beaches?",
            "description": "Visitors to Melbourne's eastern beaches over the weekend were surprised to see an influx of crimson jellyfish bobbing in the water. One expert says a \"perfect storm\" of factors has brought them to the coastline.",
            "content": "Melbourne beachgoers who visited the eastern suburbs coastline at the weekend might have been shocked to see an influx of red jellyfish bobbing in the water.\nSandringham Foreshore Association former president Vicki Karalis said she saw them in the \"t... [4844 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/lions-mane-jellyfish-melbourne-port-phillip-bay/106244362",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/005169f9d03b06b194501a7f913c066f?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1304&cropW=2319&xPos=0&yPos=271&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T06:20:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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