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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": 228462,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cf24817650dee7534baeb0596d7c99d5",
            "title": "Victims tell court of 'trauma' inflicted by Adelaide massage therapist Sumit Satish Rastogi",
            "description": "An unqualified massage therapist who sexually abused more than 60 women left his victims with \"trauma\" and \"severe psychological harm\", a court has heard. Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.",
            "content": "An unqualified massage therapist who sexually abused more than 60 women left his victims with \"trauma\" and \"severe psychological harm\", a court has heard.\nSumit Satish Rastogi, 39, appeared in South Australia's District Court on Friday where he heard... [3387 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/massage-therapist-sumit-rastogi-victim-impact-statements/106137272",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/f7ac2a9d8ebaf3d430213f8cec3f6d0e?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1080&cropW=1920&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-12T05:53:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "23225f05b3615b10b7c0a21d4e941061",
            "title": "NRL 2025: Storm to battle Perth Bears to keep Nick Meaney",
            "description": "Storm centre Nick Meaney has confirmed he’s had chats with the Perth Bears about a possible move there in 2027, but hasn’t ruled out inking a new deal to remain in Melbourne with a potential positional switch on the cards.",
            "content": "Meaney, 28, has spent the past four seasons at the Storm following stints with the Bulldogs and Knights, but is off contract at the end of 2026.\nThe Storm have been known for their stability under coach Craig Bellamy but they’ve dealt with plenty in ... [2557 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/weve-chatted-with-them-nick-meaney-confirms-bears-interest-as-storm-face-massive-fullback-call/news-story/781a8b9075236652896a556be2e828bb",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/1226afd5d6733108e3ff836f61337e18",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-12T05:53:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0275bcf2b0c780dc393aad22b4583da4",
            "title": "Rape victim condemns Tom Silvagni’s ‘evil’ crimes as his father, an AFL great, flags possible appeal",
            "description": "Woman confronts attacker in Melbourne court after Silvagni was found guilty of two counts of rape",
            "content": "The woman raped by Tom Silvagni has confronted her attacker in court, saying his evil actions had violated not only her body but also her trust.\nThe youngest son of AFL great Stephen and television personality Jo, Silvagni barely reacted as the woman... [3160 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/12/tom-silvagni-rape-conviction-court-afl-father-appeal",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/77ca3ea415a708f9a926623eb27017f91a2b67bc/722_0_4159_3329/master/4159.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=590680e47b75b34552254d9e99acf681",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-12T05:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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