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United Kingdom Sports News API

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

Get API key for the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gb&category=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 598804,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "70b6333305405c49a46bd514a9247def",
            "title": "Oliver Glasner on the brink at Crystal Palace after extraordinary dig at fans",
            "description": "Austrian coach criticises club’s fans for lacking humility after travelling supporters called for his dismissal in Conference League draw",
            "content": "Oliver Glasner’s future as Crystal Palace manager is in considerable doubt after he took an extraordinary dig at supporters who called for him to be sacked.\nPalace supporters, who travelled more than 1,000 miles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, hurled abus... [2609 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/02/20/oliver-glasner-brink-sack-crystal-palace-fans-turn/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2026/02/20/TELEMMGLPICT000464819062_17716112229590_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqo3pX7e2Vn6eQVovSg6V2gwEsvuxWTPXn6oE1nlkSrL0.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T22:35:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8d5e3c1247a7b50d1b258279e839cc46",
            "title": "Mikel Arteta rules out ‘bottlers’ jibe but accepts Arsenal must take title criticism",
            "description": "The manager said: ‘It’s not part of my vocabulary. I wouldn’t use that word [bottlers]’ before Arsenal visit Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday",
            "content": "Mikel Arteta has insisted the word “bottlers” is not in his vocabulary and that Arsenal must take criticism “on the chin” after surrendering a 2-0 lead against the bottom side, Wolves, in midweek.\nWith Manchester City facing Newcastle on Saturday nig... [2394 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/20/mikel-arteta-tottenham-arsenal-premier-league-title",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0bb32ab7f9a2f3dfb1faf718cb91c20659ac33c3/210_0_2711_2169/master/2711.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=400b205d1dff4f9ffab08bd2d6b5353b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T22:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed40e73d3f456c05984c6a6cbb92efa0",
            "title": "Blackburn Rovers player ratings with three 8/10s vs Preston",
            "description": "Blackburn Rovers claimed all three points at Ewood Park",
            "content": "Balazs Toth - 6\nMade a couple of good saves in the first half. Ones you'd expect him to make but important ones, nontheless. Really let off at the end as he got nowhere near a free-kick but Cashin hooked away.\nRyan Alebiosu - 7\nLooked a good outlet i... [1789 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25874885.blackburn-rovers-player-ratings-three-8-10s-vs-preston/",
            "image": "https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/resources/images/20570147.jpg?type=og-image&xType=0&yType=325",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T22:06:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9defa7166f4c3b4a3cf40a1bd1e8d992",
                "name": "Lancashire Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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