Sports News Headlines Widget Box In Any Language
The wordpress plugin ‘Sports News’ allows you to display the latest Sports News powered by Google Web Elements & Daily Herald.
Consider an alternative
Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Sports News Headlines Widge… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
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| >100 | |
| google news | >100 |
| headlines | >100 |
| Latest-news | >100 |
| News Widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews
About Sports News Headlines Widget Box In Any…
From the official readme · v1.5Description
Features
The wordpress plugin ‘Sports News’ allows you to display the latest Sports News powered by Google Web Elements & Daily Herald.
Google News Available Box Sizes / Using Shortcodes
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[news300x250us] – 300 x 250 / Sports News in English, United States
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[news728x90us] – 728 x 90/ Sports News in English, United States
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[news300x250uk] – 300 x 250 / Sports News in English, United Kingdom
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[news728x90uk] – 728 x 90 / Sports News in English, United Kingdom
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[news300x250fr] – 300 x 250 / Sports News in French
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[news728x90fr] – 728 x 90 / Sports News in French
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[news300x250it] – 300 x 250 / Sports News in Italian
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[news728x90it] – 728 x 90 / Sports News in Italian
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[news300x250es] – 300 x 250 / Sports News in Spanish
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[news728x90es] – 728 x 90 / Sports News in Spanish
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[news300x250de] – 300 x 250 / Sports News in English, German
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[news728x90de] – 728 x 90 / Sports News in English, German
Visit plugin settings page for more shortcodes.
Sports news by Country / Language
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Argentina
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Australia
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Austrian
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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India
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Indonesia
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Italy
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Pakistan
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Portugal
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Spain
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Turkey
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United Kingdom
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United States
Daily Herald Available Box Sizes / Using Shortcodes
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[news180x110us] – 180 x 110 / Sports News in English, United States
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[news220x150us] – 220 x 150 / Sports News in English, United States
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[news550x70us] – 550 x 70 / Sports News in English, United States
Is it 100% FREE?
Absolutely Yes.
Installation
- Upload the
sports-newsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the Sports News through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Configure the plugin by going to the
Sports Newsmenu that appears in your admin menu
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
Sports News Headlines Widget Box In…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… free?
Yes. Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… safe to use in 2026?
Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sports News Headlines Widget Bo…?
Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,029 times since it launched in November 2015. It was downloaded 71 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… work with WordPress 7.1?
Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… last updated?
The latest version, 1.5, was released on December 26, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Sports News Headlines Widget Bo…?
Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… is developed and maintained by lswjohn.
What are the best alternatives to Sports News Headlines Widget Bo…?
The most popular alternatives to Sports News Headlines Widget Bo… are Site Kit by Google (5M+ installs), Google for WooCommerce (800K+ installs) and GA Google Analytics (400K+ installs).
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