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": 241132,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "681867098847975eeb1fcb41c0bed11e",
            "title": "AFL great Mick Malthouse struck alleged intruder in home raid, court hears",
            "description": "Legendary AFL coach Mick Malthouse \"swung an exercise pole\" and hit an intruder in the head as he defended his family during an alleged attempted home invasion last year, a Melbourne court has heard.",
            "content": "Legendary AFL coach Mick Malthouse smashed an intruder in the head with an exercise bar as he defended his family during an alleged attempted home invasion last year, a Melbourne court has heard.\nNew details about the alleged break-in attempt and sur... [2596 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/mick-malthouse-house-break-in-bail-application-court/106611664",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9cc7b700f150d689c9e412c04c27e7ff?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=975&cropW=1732&xPos=0&yPos=54&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T05:43:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a149b83bafb021bb176bb569fb38c28a",
            "title": "AFL admits error in ARC call, review process to change",
            "description": "The AFL has conceded an error in one of two controversial ARC calls during round seven",
            "content": "THE AFL has conceded Greater Western Sydney should not have been awarded a late goal against North Melbourne on Sunday night, but the League says the controversial mark awarded to St Kilda's Rowan Marshall at Marvel Stadium was the correct call.\nHowe... [2843 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1507918/afl-footy-boss-greg-swann-admits-error-in-arc-call-in-north-melbourne-v-gws-giants-game-pledges-change-to-review-process",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/04/26/fe9a751e-e3b4-4f86-98c8-97ba45836f32/Giants-v-North-26.4.26-Phil-Hillyard-pictures-037-43-.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T05:28:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8dec06ba01d50a364a4367390604e1d8",
            "title": "Port Adelaide’s Ivan Soldo retires, injuries, Richmond Tigers, why did he retire?",
            "description": "BREAKING: AFL’s first retirement of 2026 as Power gun announces shock call",
            "content": "Premiership ruckman Ivan Soldo has retired from the AFL after 66 games at the top level across two clubs.\nThe 30-year-old called time on his career on Tuesday afternoon, having ruptured his right ACL at training in February.\nWatch every match of ever... [1971 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2026-port-adelaides-ivan-soldo-retires-injuries-richmond-tigers-why-did-he-retire/news-story/acce0ec174a531a6cb04957e3e2ab20d",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/ae4005a96149285d2219acc0ac641410",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T04:53:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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