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Women
November 23, 2025
Report: Eagles Women 79 – 60 London Lions

The Newcastle Eagles picked up their second Women’s SLB Championship win of the season in the Vertu Arena on Saturday night to maintain their 100% record in league play. It was another solid professional performance built on the platform of an excellent first half showing. Once again Newcastle had to go into the game short-handed…

Men
November 22, 2025
Preview: Eagles Men at London Lions

The Newcastle Eagles at the ninth time of trying finally got over the line on Friday night to record only their third win of the SLB Championship with a 92 – 89 win over Surrey 89ers in a tough entertaining encounter that went right down to the wire. Eagles recovered from a slow start to…

Men
November 22, 2025
Report: Eagles Men 92 – 89 Surrey 89ers

The Newcastle Eagles finally “got the monkey off their back” according to Aussie Point Guard Mitch Clarke as they celebrated a first win in nine games at The Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 92 – 89 victory over Surrey 89ers was not pretty and they had to dig really tough but they did hold…

Women
November 22, 2025
Preview: Eagles Women vs London Lions

After having to wait a full three weeks since their momentum win by 92 – 73 over Essex Rebels in The Vertu Arena on the 1st of November, The Newcastle Eagles finally return to WSLB Championship action on Saturday night with another home game. This time it’s the London Lions who provide the opposition and a…

Men
November 21, 2025
Preview: Eagles Men vs Surrey 89ers

The Newcastle Eagles fly into Friday’s Super League Basketball Championship encounter at home in The Vertu Arena against Surrey 89ers desperately looking for a win to end their current losing streak. The Eagles last played a week ago also at home to Sheffield Sharks and despite leading by 13-points with a quarter and a half…

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Foundation
November 20, 2025
English Basketball Fellowship Trophy Awarded To Eagles Community Foundation

Eagles Community Foundation have been awarded the English Basketball Fellowship Trophy for 2025. The honour was presented on court just moments before Newcastle Eagles tipped-off in their Super League Basketball home game at the Vertu Arena last Friday, November 14. The English Basketball Fellowship, founded in 1980 by members of the English Basketball Association, consists…

Men
November 18, 2025
SLB Announces Licensing Partnership with Pro Basketball Manager 2026

Super League Basketball is proud to announce a landmark licensing agreement with the creators of Pro Basketball Manager 2026, the premier global basketball management simulation. The multi-year partnership will see the men’s league’s clubs, players and coaches fully featured in the game for the first time ever — allowing fans to take control of their…

November 17, 2025
Eagles Soared at Annual Celebration of Newcastle Sport

Newcastle Eagles were the big winners at this year’s Sport Newcastle Annual Awards Dinner as they walked away with no fewer than three awards. Leading the way was men’s head coach Marc Steutel. The Eagles and GB playcaller won Sport Newcastle Coach of the Year after leading the club to two finals and earning an…

Men
November 15, 2025
Report: Eagles Men 95 – 99 Sheffield Sharks

A disastrous final ten minutes condemned the Newcastle Eagles to an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions. In a game where they won the first three quarters it was the one last period that the Sharks won that made all the difference. In losing the Eagles slipped to a 2-win 8 loss in the League…

Arena
April 3, 2025
Newcastle Eagles and Vertu Bounce Into A Decade of Community Basketball

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu have agreed to continue a decade-long partnership, which has supported community initiatives, introduced thousands of young people to basketball and helped drive the Eagles to become the most successful British basketball team of all time. Over the last 10 years, Vertu has expanded its sponsorship from providing a small number of…

Arena
February 24, 2025
Preview: GB vs Czechia (FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier)

Let the EuroBasket celebrations begin — that’s the message from proud playcaller Marc Steutel as glory-hunting Great Britain wrap up Group F on Tyneside tonight. The hosts face Czechia at the Vertu Motors Arena with their ticket already stamped for August’s championship tournament. And after Friday’s nailbiting win in Holland secured qualification with a game…

Arena
January 20, 2025
GB Back Home Next Month

One month from today, Great Britain will return to the Vertu Motors Arena to take on Czechia in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Monday 24 February at 7:30pm. This will be the eighth time the home of Newcastle Eagles has hosted the national team and follows historic games recent years against basketball powerhouses of…

Arena
August 20, 2024
Robertson Homes Make A Difference

Long-time supporters of Newcastle Eagles basketball club and the Eagles Community Foundation, Robertson Homes recently donated two days of volunteering to refresh the Vertu Motors Arena ready for the new season. The arena, which is owned and operated by the Foundation, was in need of a lick of paint this summer after recent years of…

Arena
December 22, 2023
Coming ‘Home’, Newcastle

Big time international basketball returns to the North East next year after Great Britain confirmed plans to revisit its popular Newcastle base. The Vertu Motors Arena has become a home from home for the senior men’s roster with bumper crowds backing the national team on Tyneside. And with Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller Marc Steutel…

Arena
December 6, 2023
Feeding Families Collection This Week

This week at the Vertu Motors Arena we will be taking donations for Feeding Families, the North East-based charity hat offers support, hope and security to those experiencing food poverty. At this difficult time of the year for so many people and in tough economic times across the board, the Eagles family want to ensure that…

Arena
July 7, 2023
Extreme Robots Are Coming To Newcastle

From the crew who brought you the sold-out Robot Wars Live Tours, now the robots have gone EXTREME and the Extreme Robots Live Tour coming to the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July. The world’s most dangerous combat robots are getting ready to fight all across the country for the richest prize…

Arena
June 21, 2023
Cage Warriors Returns To Newcastle

Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – will return to Newcastle for the first time in nine years this November. The event – numbered CW 164 – will take place at the Vertu Motors Arena, home to the most successful team in British basketball history – the Newcastle Eagles – on Saturday, November 25th….

Arena
April 6, 2023
New Scotswood Road Community Defibrillator at Vertu Motors Arena

The Eagles Community Foundation is proud to announce a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been installed at its Vertu Motors Arena to support the local community and public on Scotswood Road. The Community Public Access Defibrillators (cPAD) has been donated to the community by Red Sky Foundation, who provides life-saving defibrillators for city centres, local…

Men
November 22, 2025
Preview: Eagles Men at London Lions

The Newcastle Eagles at the ninth time of trying finally got over the line on Friday night to record only their third win of the SLB Championship with a 92 – 89 win over Surrey 89ers in a tough entertaining encounter that went right down to the wire. Eagles recovered from a slow start to…

Men
November 22, 2025
Report: Eagles Men 92 – 89 Surrey 89ers

The Newcastle Eagles finally “got the monkey off their back” according to Aussie Point Guard Mitch Clarke as they celebrated a first win in nine games at The Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 92 – 89 victory over Surrey 89ers was not pretty and they had to dig really tough but they did hold…

Men
November 21, 2025
Preview: Eagles Men vs Surrey 89ers

The Newcastle Eagles fly into Friday’s Super League Basketball Championship encounter at home in The Vertu Arena against Surrey 89ers desperately looking for a win to end their current losing streak. The Eagles last played a week ago also at home to Sheffield Sharks and despite leading by 13-points with a quarter and a half…

Men
November 18, 2025
SLB Announces Licensing Partnership with Pro Basketball Manager 2026

Super League Basketball is proud to announce a landmark licensing agreement with the creators of Pro Basketball Manager 2026, the premier global basketball management simulation. The multi-year partnership will see the men’s league’s clubs, players and coaches fully featured in the game for the first time ever — allowing fans to take control of their…

Men
November 15, 2025
Report: Eagles Men 95 – 99 Sheffield Sharks

A disastrous final ten minutes condemned the Newcastle Eagles to an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions. In a game where they won the first three quarters it was the one last period that the Sharks won that made all the difference. In losing the Eagles slipped to a 2-win 8 loss in the League…

Men
November 14, 2025
Preview: Eagles Men vs Sheffield Sharks

The Newcastle Eagles go into Friday night’s Super League Basketball Championship home game against the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks at The Vertu Arena looking to halt a worrying 7-game losing streak and get their season back on track. Last time out The Eagles went to Thessaloniki Greece to play Iraklis BC in the European North…

Men
November 13, 2025
Lions At Home In Men’s SLB Cup Quarter-Final

In the draw for the 2026 Men’s Super League Basketball (SLB) Cup Quarter-Finals, Newcastle Eagles will face London Lions at home. The game is scheduled for Friday 23 January with a 7:30pm tip-off at the Vertu Arena. SLB’s top seven teams from the 2024/25 Men’s Championship advanced straight to the Cup Quarter-Finals draw with the…

Men
November 6, 2025
ENBL Report: Iraklis BC 85-71 Eagles Men

An explosive end to a tight contest from the home team from Thessaloniki sealed a bonfire night disappointment for the Newcastle Eagles after they sparkled early on and threatened to come away from Greece with a big win. In the end the fireworks produced by Iraklis were too hot for The Eagles to handle as…

Men
November 5, 2025
ENBL Preview : Eagles Men at Iraklis BC

It’s a Bonfire Night spectacular for the Newcastle Eagles as they tip-off their second European North Basketball Group stage game in Greece on Wednesday night against Iraklis BC of Thessaloniki. It promises to be a cracker of a game in a white-hot explosive arena that will test Marc Steutel’s men. Both teams have already played…

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Foundation
November 20, 2025
English Basketball Fellowship Trophy Awarded To Eagles Community Foundation

Eagles Community Foundation have been awarded the English Basketball Fellowship Trophy for 2025. The honour was presented on court just moments before Newcastle Eagles tipped-off in their Super League Basketball home game at the Vertu Arena last Friday, November 14. The English Basketball Fellowship, founded in 1980 by members of the English Basketball Association, consists…

Foundation
November 11, 2025
Fuse Media Sail Ahead With Foundation Fundraising

A pioneering data connectivity firm is strengthening its links with the North East community after pledging a four-figure sum to two life-changing regional charities. Tyneside-based Fuse Media is seeking to switch up its fundraising plans after raising £500 apiece for the Eagles Community Foundation and the Great North Children’s Hospital. And after bagging a podium…

Foundation
July 19, 2025
Summer 2025 Camps

Our 2025 Summer Camps at the Vertu Arena are available to book on the Nest now for ages Under-6 all the way through to Under-18 from 9am to 3pm daily. Whether it’s advancing your game with skills camps led by our performance coaches or just having fun and staying active during the holidays, we’ve got…

Arena
April 3, 2025
Newcastle Eagles and Vertu Bounce Into A Decade of Community Basketball

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu have agreed to continue a decade-long partnership, which has supported community initiatives, introduced thousands of young people to basketball and helped drive the Eagles to become the most successful British basketball team of all time. Over the last 10 years, Vertu has expanded its sponsorship from providing a small number of…

Foundation
April 2, 2025
Junior Clubs Tip-Off With Hummel

The Eagles Community Foundation’s junior clubs will tip-off in a new range of playing and training kit from hummel. This exciting deal sees hummel’s iconic chevrons adorn reversible jerseys, shorts and brand new off-court and training apparel for the foundation’s junior clubs across the North East. Bespoke designs for all 13 of the foundation’s clubs,…

Foundation
February 6, 2025
Creating Inclusive Opportunities with Percy Hedley Foundation

Over the past two years, the Eagles Community Foundation has actively worked towards greater inclusion in keeping with its mission to make basketball accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability. The foundation’s ‘Inclusive Basketball’ sessions for adults with learning disabilities and autism, run in partnership with LD: North East, have been such a huge…

Foundation
November 22, 2024
Rising Star Francis Ogbolu Honoured at Sport Newcastle Awards

The Sport Newcastle Awards night, held at Newcastle Civic Centre, celebrated the outstanding achievements and bright futures of North East athletes across a variety of sports. Among the many talented individuals recognised was Francis Ogbolu, a shining example of the success fostered by the Eagles performance pathway. Francis, a dedicated basketball player and key figure…

Foundation
July 22, 2024
Summer Camps 2024

Our Eagles Community Foundation Summer Camps are on now until Friday 16th August. Catering for all age groups and abilities there’s a range of camp days available from fun and player development. Camps take place 9am until 3pm at the Vertu Motors Arena and are all £25 per day on the following weeks commencing: Monday…

Foundation
June 11, 2024
Unsung Eagles Awarded

Two of the club and foundation’s longest-serving volunteers have received special recognition for their contribution to sport in our region. Eric Wilson and Linda Williamson have been honoured in the 2024 Sport Newcastle Unsung Hero Awards. These prestigious awards are presented to recognise the true unsung heroes of North East sport who dedicate hours of…

Women
November 23, 2025
Report: Eagles Women 79 – 60 London Lions

The Newcastle Eagles picked up their second Women’s SLB Championship win of the season in the Vertu Arena on Saturday night to maintain their 100% record in league play. It was another solid professional performance built on the platform of an excellent first half showing. Once again Newcastle had to go into the game short-handed…

Women
November 22, 2025
Preview: Eagles Women vs London Lions

After having to wait a full three weeks since their momentum win by 92 – 73 over Essex Rebels in The Vertu Arena on the 1st of November, The Newcastle Eagles finally return to WSLB Championship action on Saturday night with another home game. This time it’s the London Lions who provide the opposition and a…

Women
November 9, 2025
Eagles Women Fly To Oaklands In SLB Cup

The Super League Basketball (SLB) draw for the next stages of two of its competitions was broadcast on DAZN at half-time during Friday night’s Manchester Basketball vs Cheshire Phoenix game. In the draw it was confirmed that the Newcastle Eagles women will play Oaklands Wolves in a single-legged quarter-final with the fixture date to be…

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Women
November 3, 2025
Report: Eagles Women 92-73 Essex Rebels

No Dapaa, no Wells, no Gaynor, no problem! Head coach Chloe Gaynor and her players shrugged off absences and adversity to produce a sensational performance in their opening SLB Championship game as they shot down the previously unbeaten Essex Rebels. The visitors had come into the Vertu Arena on the back of five wins. Four…

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Women
November 1, 2025
Preview: Eagles Women vs Essex Rebels

It’s the first 2025/26 Women’s Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship game of the season for the Newcastle Eagles tonight and it could hardly be a more difficult task for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side with the rampaging Essex Rebels heading to the Vertu Arena. The Rebels have made a perfect start to the season and…

Women
October 20, 2025
Report: Eagles Women 67 – 74 Caledonia Gladiators

It was a winner-take-all SLB Betty Codona Trophy Group game in The Vertu Arena on Sunday evening. Simply put the winners of the game would advance to the semi-final stage and the losers would be out. The pace, tenacity, commitment and endeavour of both side’s showed that and more. In what was a fantastic advert…

October 19, 2025
Preview: Eagles Women VS Caledonia Gladiators

t’s a huge shoot-out in The Vertu Arena on Sunday afternoon when the Caledonia Gladiators arrive in Town. Officially it is a Women’s SLB Betty Cordona Group game but in reality is more like a quarter-final tie. The reason for that is whoever wins on Sunday will advance to the final four and secure a…

Women
October 6, 2025
Report: Manchester Basketball 68 – 79 Eagles Women

A quite magnificent second-half comeback with a defensive masterclass enabled Newcastle Eagles to turn what at half-time looked like a loss into a stunning win on the road in Manchester on Sunday evening. In doing so they took their SLB Betty Cordona Group stage record to 2 Wins and 1 loss from their three played…

Women
October 5, 2025
Preview: Eagles Women at Manchester Basketball (SLB Trophy)

Head Coach Chloe Gaynor takes her Newcastle Eagles to Manchester today. It’s a vital Betty Cordona SLB Trophy match-up for both sides that promises to be an intriguing game which neither side can afford to lose if they want to progress in the competition. Manchester Basketball have already lost both the opening games to Caledonia…

MEN'S GAMES

1/3
vs

Iraklis BC

ENBL
December 3, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Vertu Arena
 

B. Braun Sheffield Sharks

vs
Men's SLB Championship
December 5, 2025 - 7:30 pm
 
vs
Men's SLB Trophy
December 7, 2025 - 4:00 pm
Playsport Arena
 

WOMEN'S GAMES

1/3

Nottingham Wildcats

vs
Women's SLB Championship
November 29, 2025 - 5:00 pm
 
vs

Cardiff Met Archers

Women's SLB Championship
December 7, 2025 - 5:30 pm
Vertu Arena
 
vs
Women's SLB Championship
December 13, 2025 - 6:00 pm
 

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