Uganda Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Uganda with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Uganda 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 Uganda.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ug&category=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 39548,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7b25f8df7fa6d568e5dcd749cfed6e3a",
            "title": "Norway player ratings vs Senegal: Erling Haaland punishes sloppy defending with brilliant brace as Vikings survive late scare to reach World Cup knockouts for first time since 1998",
            "description": "A match loaded with star power - Erling Haaland, Sadio Mane and Martin Ødegaard among them - needed an unlikely spark, and Norway backup right back Marcus Pedersen provided it after a tense opening 42 minutes. Then Haaland took over, twice powering past a bewildered Senegal defence to seal a 3-2 win and send Norway into the knockouts for the first time since 1998.",
            "content": "In front of a packed New York/New Jersey Stadium, with boisterous Norwegian fans rowing in unison like a Viking ship to fire up their side, it was Senegal who made the early noise. Martin Ødegaard delivered a dangerous free kick into the box, but Edo... [1973 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ug/lists/norway-player-ratings-vs-senegal-erling-haaland-punishes-sloppy-defending-with-brilliant-brace-as-vikings-reach-world-cup-knockouts-for-first-time-since-1998/blt5768dd92738b9e09",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5c775e16fbb8ac5a/WCHQ_MATCH%20[16x9]%20(13).jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T02:21:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e775d90e3ad217b6a68e8449df40d082",
            "title": "France player ratings vs Iraq: Kylian Mbappe is coming for Lionel Messi! Real Madrid superstar bags another brace in World Cup Golden Boot race but Ousmane Dembele is finally off the mark thanks to as",
            "description": "GOAL issues ratings to all of the France players involved in their World Cup clash with Iraq, as Didier Deschamps' men triumphed 3-0 thanks to another brace from Kylian Mbappe",
            "content": "Mike Maignan (6/10):\nThe AC Milan goalkeeper had absolutely nothing to do.\nJules Kounde (6/10):\nMade a couple of defensive errors but was able to spend the majority of the game driving forward.\nDayot Upamecano (6/10):\nA really comfortable evening for... [2055 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ug/lists/france-player-ratings-vs-iraq-kylian-mbappe-ousmane-dembele-michael-olise/blt1bf55cd24da9076d",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/bltcc308cb34243b21a/WCHQ_MATCH%20[16x9]%20(14).jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T02:07:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "74d69f4c402a7b2bdf1e7d8b240b40d1",
            "title": "Mason Greenwood transfer in danger as Roma await offers for Arsenal & PSG target to fund bid for English forward",
            "description": "Marseille's sale of Mason Greenwood to Roma is stalled as the Italian side seeks funds from Manu Kone, an Arsenal and PSG target.",
            "content": "Marseille find themselves in a race against time to offload Greenwood. The club’s hierarchy had identified the forward as a primary source of income this summer, with an expected transfer fee in the region of €50 million to €55 million. This injectio... [1866 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-ug/lists/mason-greenwood-roma-transfer-danger-arsenal-psg-target-funding/blt39778354eaab7757",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2258106775/crop/MM5DKMBQGU5DEOBRGU5G433XMU5DAORXGY======/GettyImages-2258106775.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T21:53:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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