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- Chile
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- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela
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Nigeria Sports News API
Get the live top sports headlines from Nigeria with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Nigeria Sports News APIAPI 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 Nigeria.
GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ng&category=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 33498,
"articles": [
{
"id": "a6e4cf3407d40e1e62a037021ffa993a",
"title": "Key figure in alleged hoops gambling schemes to plead guilty",
"description": "Marves Fairley, a Mississippi sports bettor, has agreed in writing to plead guilty to being one of the \"fixers\" in the NCAA point-shaving case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.",
"content": "A key figure in the alleged sports gambling schemes that roiled professional and college basketball has agreed to plead guilty.\nMarves Fairley, a Mississippi sports bettor, has agreed in writing to plead guilty to being one of the \"fixers\" in the NCA... [2403 chars]",
"url": "https://www.espn.com.au/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48619026/key-figure-alleged-hoops-gambling-schemes-plead-guilty",
"image": "https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2015%2F1116%2Fr26442_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-28T16:43:20Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "4287a58a1f2600be6a9d1f210efe72f8",
"name": "ESPN",
"url": "https://www.espn.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "642eca552a63d2195d6c33780a44ceb4",
"title": "Kobbie Mainoo delivered perfect response to Ruben Amorim after Manchester United change",
"description": "Man Utd are seeing the best of Kobbie Mainoo at the moment and he delivered another stunning performance on Monday, including in a system not that familiar too him.",
"content": "Man Utd are seeing the best of Kobbie Mainoo at the moment and he delivered another stunning performance on Monday, including in a system not that familiar too him.\nThere was a lot of talk of flexibility and adaptability at Old Trafford on Monday nig... [2645 chars]",
"url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/kobbie-mainoo-delivered-perfect-response-33853530",
"image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article33853835.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_GettyImages-2272976122.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-28T16:00:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
"name": "Manchester Evening News",
"url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
}
},
{
"id": "561cb614f101ee7becc449e4535db5cd",
"title": "Jones, Brown defenses among 4 title bouts on MVPW's June 13 card",
"description": "Most Valuable Promotions' MVPW-04 will feature four world title fights on June 13, including defenses by Oshae Jones and Tiara Brown in the main and co-main events, respectively.",
"content": "Most Valuable Promotions' MVPW-04 will feature four world title fights when the promotion heads to Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, on June 13.\nThe fight card, which streams live on ESPN+, will be headlined by IBF junior middleweight champio... [2488 chars]",
"url": "https://www.espn.com.au/boxing/story/_/id/48618711/jones-brown-defenses-4-title-bouts-mvpw-june-13-card",
"image": "https://a2.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0428%2Fr1650420_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-28T15:58:13Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "4287a58a1f2600be6a9d1f210efe72f8",
"name": "ESPN",
"url": "https://www.espn.com.au"
}
}
]
}