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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": 226170,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4ffd74c949cb09e9985e3d1cb48195a6",
            "title": "Gout Gout leaves onlookers dumbfounded with record-breaking run drawn from the future",
            "description": "The sprint sensation was pushed to new heights in the 200m final by an unlikely opponent at the Australian Athletics Championships",
            "content": "It didn’t look good for Gout Gout. He had started the 200m final at the Australian Athletics Championships relatively well, and was positioned just off the lead at the start of the straight.\nBut, there – who was that? The man wearing all black, two l... [4580 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/12/gout-australian-athletics-sydney-national-championships-200m-record",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e8a92586caa9e05386f6c7b65c58220f4bbe7c3/365_0_2900_2320/master/2900.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=c970f8e03bc02c3c398b76d40db1b0b8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T08:11:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0e200c7b870062e20542fcddcc87917a",
            "title": "CODE Sports",
            "description": "No Cookies | CODE Sports",
            "content": "Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization. For more information see our Cookie Policy.\nTo enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open... [1387 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.codesports.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.codesports.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-codesports-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T08:01:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4d8375fa88fa9302a995fa705e1d4a49",
                "name": "Code",
                "url": "https://www.codesports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9759c4f6879326ba1e65f7ec39459254",
            "title": "Eight things we learned: The Blues should persist with midfield mix",
            "description": "A Bomber has found his ideal role, teams face a dilemma against the Lions plus more lessons from round five",
            "content": "IN THIS week's Things We Learned, we discover the Pies have found a midfield talent, there was a silver lining for the Suns plus much, much more.\nCheck out what we learned from round five of the 2026 season.\n*This article will be updated after the Po... [5511 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1492481/eight-things-we-learned-the-blues-should-persist-with-midfield-mix",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/04/12/0b8f6885-fdee-48ad-bc41-79bc5070983a/SamWalsh.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T08:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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