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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": 232566,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "56acf2557dd11db5147fc24066bea82e",
            "title": "Graham Arnold coaches Iraq to first FIFA World Cup appearance in 40 years",
            "description": "Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has guided Iraq to their first FIFA World Cup appearance in 40 years with a playoff win over Boliva.",
            "content": "Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has been carried on the shoulders of his players like a hero after guiding Iraq to its first FIFA World Cup in 40 years.\nIraq was the last country to qualify for the tournaments with a 2-1 win over Bolivia in the ... [2337 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/graham-arnold-coaches-iraq-to-fifa-world-cup/106522826",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9a5d53d71431dab30958fafe381f77fb?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1922&cropW=3416&xPos=0&yPos=178&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T05:29:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "900cfc1efff0feade6dedf22916ed4ba",
            "title": "Nine clubs to wear bespoke guernseys for Gather Round",
            "description": "Nine clubs will celebrate this year's edition of Gather Round with bespoke guernseys",
            "content": "GATHER Round has become one of the highlights of the AFL calendar and nine clubs will celebrate this year's edition with bespoke guernseys.\nTake a look below at the new looks you will see when the AFL world again heads to South Australia next week.\nA... [1822 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1484482/nine-clubs-to-wear-bespoke-guernseys-for-gather-round-2026",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/04/01/fad1dc43-9d3e-4687-b1d1-d8e4243e22fd/Nasiah-Wanganeen-Milera-Lachie-Wellar-and-Mitch-Georgiades.-Pictures-Instagram.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T05:28:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5cba187ea8632b147673baf9a3dd90fe",
            "title": "Graham Arnold breaks Iraq’s 40-year World Cup drought with historic victory",
            "description": "Iraq has taken the final spot at the upcoming World Cup after a thrilling 2-1 win over Bolivia, with Graham Arnold becoming the first Australian men’s coach to qualify twice for the tournament – and with two different nations.",
            "content": "April 1, 2026 — 4:21pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this article for later\nAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.\nGraham Arnold believes in omens.\nWhe... [4057 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/graham-arnold-breaks-iraq-s-40-year-world-cup-drought-with-historic-victory-20260401-p5zkoh.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.25641646489104114%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_11/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/907cfa6e18f8d4166f22e33ae694242d42da89bc",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T05:21:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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