Newcastle Eagles will go into tonight’s WBBL Championship clash hoping it’s not going to be an after the Lord Mayor’s Show occasion as Manchester Mystics come to town hoping to cast a spell over the home side. A week ago third-placed Sheffield Hatters came into the Vertu Motors Arena boasting an impressive 7 – 2…
It would be easy to say this was a game all about the final quarter and the magnificent performance the Newcastle Eagles produced in the last ten minutes of a pulsating basketball game. But, the three quarters that went before had a lot to do with the platform set for that final huge effort from…
Newcastle Eagles return to the court tonight for the first time in almost two weeks as they take on closest BBL rivals Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles have lost both league games against the Sharks this season and can ill-afford another loss tonight. The Vertu Motors Arena will again be packed for a ‘must-win’ game for…
Was this the game and moment when the Eagles season turned? Time and future games will answer that question. But what is in no doubt is that Newcastle sent a resounding message to the rest of the WBBL that they could be a force to be reckoned with. Coming into the game Hatters had a…
It was a bad night at the office for the Newcastle Eagles WBBL side last Saturday night as minus four senior players they had to take on the domestically unbeaten London Lions. It was therefore no real surprise at anyone when Lions took the win but perhaps the margin of victory was. A score line…
Newcastle Eagles BBL side completed another pointless weekend which damages their play-off hopes with a defeat on the road in Bristol yesterday. There are still plenty of games and points to play for this season but Marc Steutel’s men need to start winning soon. It was always going to be a tough assignment travelling down…
Newcastle Eagles take on Manchester Giants tonight in a sold-out crucial BBL Championship game as they look to kick start a run towards a play-off berth. It’s a match up against a side that contains ex-Eagle legend Rahmon Fletcher and opposition that the Eagles have already lost to twice this season. This time they need…
It was labelled ‘The Big One’ as Newcastle attempted to smash the all-time attendance award for a WBBL Championship game. It was a home game at the Vertu Motors Arena and once again the Eagles as a club excelled. Off the court a brilliant crowd of 1,303 did indeed break Eagles own record and became…
Newcastle Eagles go into The Big One tonight against a strong Leicester Riders on a three-match winning run. The sold-out top-flight women’s basketball tip-off is set to see the club break the league attendance record once again this evening after 1,122 turned out to the first Big One just under a year ago. Our Eagles’…
