Newcastle Eagles are in the grip of an injury crisis as the club seeks to bury bogey side Sheffield Sharks in tonight’s must-win BBL Trophy quarter-final. Interim head coach Ian MacLeod revealed the club’s casualty list is mounting ahead of a huge match at the Eagles Community Arena. And such is the seriousness of Newcastle’s growing…
International basketball star turned big screen hero Ian Whyte insists Newcastle is perfectly placed to host world class hoops. More than 1,000 tickets have already been sold for next month’s EuroBasket qualifier between Great Britain and Germany at the Eagles Community Arena. And Whyte, who won 80 caps for his country before starring in Star…
A nailbiting final saw Seaburn Dene retain their Hoops 4 Health title as the top four schools in Sunderland took the Eagles Community Arena by storm. Twenty-four teams from seven primaries tipped off at Sunderland University the previous week in a bid to make this season’s semi-finals. And 2019 winners Seaburn Dene Primary were joined by…
Leicester Riders snapped Newcastle Eagles’ eight-game winning streak to join Sevenoaks Suns back on top of the WBBL. And Chris Bunten’s battling black and whites will rue a string of late missed chances as they slipped to a first league loss since October. Double doubles from Mante Kvederaviciute, Georgia Ohrdorf and Anja Fuchs-Robetin were not enough…
Two-time league MVP Rahmon Fletcher has paid tribute to club mate Giulia Simioni after the Swiss star passed 300 WBBL assists. Fletcher and Simioni are two of the most consistent playmakers in British basketball – setting the standard in the men’s and women’s games. And one of the biggest names in the BBL insists it…
Newcastle Eagles head to Manchester Giants tomorrow seeking another away day bounce following a heavy defeat at home. Cheshire Phoenix fully deserved their 88-70 win at the Eagles Community Arena on a night when the hosts never found top gear. And nothing less than a convincing win on the road against the Giants is required…
Rahmon Fletcher insists the BBL’s most destructive partnership is built on experience rather than instinct as Newcastle Eagles prepare to take their game to the next level. The two-time league MVP has struck up an instant understanding with big man CJ Gettys as the prolific pair put rivals to the sword. But Fletcher played down…
Ice cool skipper Giulia Simioni nailed back-to-back threes in the final two-minutes of a pulsating clash as Newcastle Eagles bagged an eighth league win on the bounce. Nottingham Wildcats led 61-55 with four minutes on the clock after league MVP contender Jasmine Joyner burst into life after the break. But Simioni launched the late fightback…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL have got silverware in their sights as they chase an eighth straight league win against top four rivals Nottingham Wildcats this weekend. That’s the warning from ice cool Austrian Anja Fuchs-Robetin as this season’s dark horses emerge as serious contenders for the game’s biggest prizes. Chris Bunten’s side came within a whisker…
