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": 248112,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "16b24cfad35feddb23a2ef373c725c12",
            "title": "'What is happening?' NZ blunders stun at Lord's",
            "description": "New Zealand’s horror first Test at Lord’s continued on day two after a missed review and multiple dropped catches.",
            "content": "New Zealand’s horror first Test at Lord’s continued on day two after a missed review and multiple dropped catches.\nOn day one, there was hope for the Black Caps after England was bowled out for 140.\nAdvertisement\nHowever, you can only judge a batting... [1614 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nine.com.au/sport/cricket/news-2026-new-zealand-england-first-test-lords-dropped-catches-emilio-gay-review-20260605-p604fy.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.062%2C$multiply_1%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_3%2C$y_134/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_1200%2Cq_88%2Cf_auto/d1e4aeaf5ddb244ef25d05c37efd3899c04ce899f6e066d0abe3d7fc7a1ea240",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T14:40:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f24775d826544c821fc5b672e89feda5",
                "name": "Nine.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.nine.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4d284865df9b3fb83f8af942643407cd",
            "title": "‘He’s very angry’: Ricky bristles in brutal presser that doesn’t even last TWO minutes",
            "description": "‘He’s very angry’: Ricky bristles in brutal presser that doesn’t even last TWO minutes",
            "content": "Raiders coach Ricky Stuart was in no mood to talk after his side were thrashed at home by the Roosters.\nWatch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo... [1365 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-ricky-stuarts-post-match-press-conference-lasts-less-than-2-minutes-what-did-he-say-roosters-v-raiders-news-reaction/news-story/76b7daa4f61f7a452a85f5e0d0e4d29a",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/b3c32154639f45169ccc8d652e5ae711",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T12:55:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7164e0aa2359c7519362f2deb3104b00",
            "title": "Nawaqanitawase scores hat-trick as Roosters shut out Raiders for first time",
            "description": "Mark Nawaqanitawase has made a triumphant return from ankle surgery, providing the fireworks as the Roosters shut out Canberra 26-0.",
            "content": "Mark Nawaqanitawase has made a triumphant return from ankle surgery, providing the fireworks to power the Sydney Roosters to a rousing 26-0 victory against Canberra.\nAfter a glittering start to their NRL season, the Roosters’ star-studded side was he... [3063 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-live-updates-roosters-take-on-raiders-in-canberra-20260605-p604cq.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2873033098209441%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_50/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3e4ec3d8904dac017a1ccb6eb525d98c63839e7e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T12:27:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "SMH.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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