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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": 596932,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d10358fb5fa9ebbb017f6bf2e5a6480b",
            "title": "Fifa announces 50% increase in World Cup prize money with $50m for 2026 winners",
            "description": "Fifa has announced a 50% increase in World Cup prize money for next year’s tournament, with the champions set to take home $50m",
            "content": "Fifa has announced a 50% increase in World Cup prize money for next year’s tournament, with the champions set to take home $50m (£37.5m) as a reward for their success.\nThe news comes days after there was widespread public outrage over the price of se... [1857 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/17/fifa-50-per-cent-increase-2026-world-cup-prize-money-50m-dollars-winners",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/27e3d5f73c33643595ebdc85a7cbd34fddb6b2ab/664_163_5442_4353/master/5442.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=0d35cfe5c629f01244ae6a6c17f4fc1c",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-17T13:33:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "31d1f6d2aaaa077e13cc173f6c0a9566",
            "title": "The Ashes 2025-26: England face defining day at last-chance saloon",
            "description": "Whether the Ashes series remains alive beyond Christmas rests on how England bat on day two of the third Test in Adelaide.",
            "content": "In some ways we have been here before.\nThe common view was England had to win in Perth.\nHaving failed to do so, they had to win in Brisbane, given they have never won an Ashes series from 2-0 down.\nDefeat at the Gabba left only the keenest optimists ... [4426 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cz7n80vj4dyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/92df/live/c4f7fc80-db48-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-17T13:26:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f67b8b9b74e07af60a64fe7f3238e82d",
            "title": "Liverpool and Everton visit to Alder Hey 'better than Christmas'",
            "description": "Players from both clubs make a festive visit to patients and their families at Alder Hey.",
            "content": "A young football fan said being visited in hospital by some of his favourite players was \"better than Christmas Day\".\nPlayers from Everton and Liverpool football clubs met patients and their families while on their annual visit to Alder Hey Children'... [1224 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm20953z012o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/b245/live/4053c620-db3f-11f0-bd60-5332627fd119.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-17T13:13:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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