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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": 606028,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4d7f810f51817fff0f98bdc9ef0011a2",
            "title": "Gordon smashes Newcastle records after Eddie Howe’s tactical masterstroke",
            "description": "Anthony Gordon smashed records like Usain Bolt as Newcastle United demolished Qarabag in the Champions League.",
            "content": "Has there been a greater mismatch involving an English club in the Champions League than this?\nNewcastle have destroyed Qarabag and made it look easy. They’ve had 18 shots in the first half, 13 on target and should be leading by more than five goals.... [3842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/02/18/qarabag-vs-newcastle-united-live-score-updates-champions/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2026/02/18/TELEMMGLPICT000464660927_17714394092440_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqYWNJspVvOUVBAuV2D2wK5l5NUcTKNHKqy85KLqtvPLE.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Live",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T21:20:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3182f7e5a74afe5c9ec0b1ce90bfacc3",
            "title": "Man Utd shares purchased by American billionaire investor - but full takeover is unlikely",
            "description": "American billionaire Leon Cooperman has upped his stake in Manchester United to 2.9 million shares. The 82-year-old first invested in the Red Devils around the time Sir Jim Ratcliffe was planning his takeover at Old Trafford and has recently acquired shares from a British investment firm. He is also not thought to be mounting a takeover bid of his own any time soon.",
            "content": "Despite this investment, it is not thought that Cooperman is planning to take a dominant stake in United, even though his net worth is over $3.6 billion (£2.67bn). The Class A shares do not match the voting powers of Class B shares, which carry 10 vo... [2626 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-utd-shares-purchased-american-billionaire-investor-full-takeover-unlikely/bltf1edee5a80af9719",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2256116365/crop/MM5DGNJQGA5DCOJWHE5G433XMU5DAORRHAZA====/GettyImages-2256116365.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T20:50:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9ff48cadebb22ae5ca97b4bd44933665",
            "title": "What we learned from the opening day at Bahrain's second F1 2026 test",
            "description": "The second week of Bahrain testing had begun tentatively, with continued running underpinned by an F1 Commission meeting ahead of the 2026 season. Here's what we learned...",
            "content": "A thick fog had enveloped Zallaq, the nearest town to the Bahrain International Circuit, in Wednesday's early hours. Although the pea-souper had lifted well before the cars hit the track for the day, it was a pleasing - if not hackneyed - representat... [8837 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/what-we-learned-from-week-two-day-one-at-bahrains-f1-2026-test/10798712/",
            "image": "https://cdn-7.motorsport.com/images/amp/YE9wNgMY/s6/lance-stroll-aston-martin-raci.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T20:27:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9ea81c1dc42ca81646c20d3be8d446d5",
                "name": "Autosport",
                "url": "https://www.autosport.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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