The Newcastle Eagles got back to winning ways last night in Manchester as they felled the Giants in fine style to maintain their Championship challenge, writes Jeff King. It was one of those performances from Newcastle where they just got better and better as the minutes ticked on. Still without Justin Gordon through injury the…
The sight of a frustrated Darius Defoe deep in conversation with his Head Coach Ian MacLeod at the end of Friday night’s 72 – 85 home loss for Newcastle Eagles was an enduring one. It was not the sort of performance the veteran forward will want to see repeated against Manchester Giants on the road…
Newcastle Eagles are back in BBL Championship action tonight at the Eagles Community Arena a week after their last outing when they beat Cheshire Phoenix 80 – 73 at home. The midweek fixture at Bristol Flyers was postponed in accordance with the BBL’s Secure Play Protocols. It’s the Plymouth Raiders who come into town looking…
After a punishing schedule that has seen Newcastle Eagles lose four of the five games they played in only 11 days they have another tough fixture tonight against Cheshire Phoenix. Phoenix come into the Eagles Community Arena having won five league games in a row including a win at home against London Lions and a…
Right now, The Newcastle Eagles need a break, in more ways than one. A punishing schedule cumulated in their four loss in five games down in London last night. A result that meant they failed to defend their BBL Trophy crown going out at the quarter final stage. Those five games have been stretched over…
Newcastle Eagles fly south today to continue the defence of the BBL Trophy they won last season in a dramatic 96 – 94 overtime victory against Team Solent Kestrels in March 2020. Their quarter final tie takes them in to the den of London Lions at the 2012 Olympic Copperbox Arena. It’s going to be…
A battling and hard-fought effort from Newcastle Eagles just came up short last night as they dropped another game behind league leaders Leicester Riders. The Eagles went into a top of the table clash without the injured Justin Gordon and that may have been the crucial difference. The Riders deeper bench and ability to rotate…
Newcastle Eagles face their third game in six days when they travel to arch-Championship rivals Leicester Riders tonight. The Riders are in a rich vein of form and currently sit at the top of the BBL table with a 10 – 1 record. But the Eagles, who bounced back from the disappointment of Friday night’s…
“A bad day at the office.” The only way to describe Newcastle Eagles disjointed and disappointing end to their six-match winning run on Friday night. It came courtesy of an excellent Sheffield Sharks performance that saw the visitor’s take a 90 – 70 win. A win that extended Shark’s own winning run to three games…
