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": 252862,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cd1438c5fe72ee1d42b2585b57ad7606",
            "title": "FIFA World Cup 2026: Americans already unbearable after rout",
            "description": "The unexpected grudge match is here.",
            "content": "The unexpected grudge match is here.\nAustralia and the United States have very little shared football history but today’s top-of-group D clash at the World Cup has taken on new meaning after days of jabs between ex-players of both nations.\nAfter open... [462 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup-day-9-socceroos-vs-usa-live/live-coverage/890db7c7074e90009034e125bacfed08",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/01972b595dae646b9b0a637733426872",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T19:57:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1467b7df0ee56f166bfc7ccb43540b06",
            "title": "Socceroos v USA LIVE updates: Americans outmuscle Australia to take 2-0 lead at half-time",
            "description": "The Socceroos are playing their second game of the group stage against a strong USA team, against the background for former US professional football player Mike Grella’s description of the match as a ‘layup’ for America. Follow along to our live blog for all the action from 4am AEST.",
            "content": "It’s been a rowdy time for the hundreds of Sydneysiders packed into Enmore’s Golden Barley this morning, but you could hear a pin drop when Cameron Burgess scored the early opener for the USA.\nFor all the enthusiasm early on - booing every time US ma... [2778 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-v-usa-live-updates-australia-continues-world-cup-campaign-against-us-at-lumen-field-in-seattle-20260619-p608bu.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.4275333064190553%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3f801c0a68713ac32b0983916fdfdda42a28dc2e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T19:04:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c758a0be523e2ace5d1090434e99802b",
            "title": "How blind faith in the internet helped Ash Jurberg fulfill a World Cup promise to his sons",
            "description": "The general advice is if it seems too good to be true, then it probably is. For Ash Jurberg, a punt on an anonymous message on LinkedIn sent him to the World Cup and fulfilled a 16-year-old promise to his sons.",
            "content": "Ash Jurberg still can't believe he's in Seattle with his 19-year-old sons.\nA week ago, the travel writer from Melbourne received a message on LinkedIn promising him tickets and flights to the United States for the Socceroos game against the US.\n\"Had ... [3858 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/blind-faith-in-the-internet-sent-ash-jurberg-to-the-world-cup/106822368",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/f81d77932bb3a2b75a88122aff81bf31?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T18:58:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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