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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": 228734,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9d9ef69b29e607782a5cda3f01ccceea",
            "title": "Thursday night footy: Cowboys v Sea Eagles",
            "description": "Follow all the action from Round 7 of the NRL Telstra Premiership on NRL.com's live blog.",
            "content": "What better way to kick off a monster round of footy than two of the NRL's hottest sides squaring off in rugby league heartland in Townsville.\nThe Cowboys have strung together four wins on the bounce after starting with two losses while the Sea Eagle... [2367 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nrl.com/news/2026/04/16/thursday-night-footy-cowboys-v-sea-eagles/",
            "image": "https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/2026/nrl-season/round-7/cowboys-v-sea-eagles/80748161_fogartyj-260416_cd_0628_2026416174046.jpg?center=0.255%2C0.546&preset=share",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T09:02:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6e9cb848877718eb091dd0195c10d23e",
                "name": "NRL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nrl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1e2238c855d7473ebd2bf6d5a5833e76",
            "title": "AFL Team Selection | Milestone Man Headlines Three Inclusions for Friday Night",
            "description": "Geelong has selected their team, with milestone man Mark Blicavs headlining the changes for Friday night's clash with the Bulldogs",
            "content": "Geelong return to GMHBA Stadium for their third home game of the season, taking on the Western Bulldogs from 7.20pm AEST in a battle between two premiership contenders in 2026.\nAfter a solid win over West Coast at Gather Round moved the Cats inside t... [750 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1996613/afl-team-selection-milestone-man-headlines-three-inclusions-for-friday-night",
            "image": "https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/aflc-geel/photo/2026/04/16/b878579c-e34e-40c0-b7bb-54e6308b472a/GC-2026-SOC-WAG-Team-Selection_Promo_V1-1-1-.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T08:25:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e9904309e525ec0229de00f79d77011d",
                "name": "geelongcats.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.geelongcats.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "99d477ad7af76ead1c193900491f90c5",
            "title": "TEAMS: Big outs for Cats, Dogs make Richards call, FOUR changes for Suns",
            "description": "The teams for Friday and Saturday's round six matches are in, plus squads for Sunday's games",
            "content": "GEELONG has some big guns back to face the Western Bulldogs on Friday night but have lost Gryan Miers to injury and rested Brad Close.\nThe Cats have recalled Patrick Dangerfield, Jack Martin and Mark Blicavs for his 300th game, while the Bulldogs hav... [3580 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1498293/teams-big-outs-for-geelong-cats-western-bulldogs-make-ed-richards-call-four-changes-for-gold-coast-suns",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/04/16/2c84f31b-f7d0-4713-b984-eede7ceaa7b5/_2020-3-Way-Straight-Splitscreen-Defcon-Template-1-.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T08:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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