Confident Kalina Axentieva insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL can upset the form book and bag a third successive win in Sheffield this afternoon. The ‘Axe’ has been cutting down opposition defences all season and averages an impressive 14 points per game. And the red hot Bulgarian will start against the homecourt Hatters determined to avenge Sheffield’s…
British basketball’s most successful club has joined forces with an award-winning college to give sports fans an exciting taste of the future. Newcastle Eagles and Newcastle College have rubber-stamped a unique partnership that will deliver match night catering at the brand new Eagles Community Arena. Tomorrow’s mouthwatering clash between the title challenging hosts and old…
Newcastle will play in front of a capacity crowd on Friday when the Eagles Community Arena welcomes top flight basketball for the first time. Fabulous Flournoy’s men tackle fierce rivals Plymouth Raiders in the first homecourt fixture of 2019. Contractors put the finishing touches to the state-of-the-art arena earlier this week ready for Friday’s opening…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL signed off in style as the club waved goodbye to Sport Central with a hard-fought win against Caledonia Pride. Chris Bunten’s top six challengers overcame an unconvincing first half to claim successive victories for the first time this season. And on the back of yet another Kara Bonenberger double double – the…
Chris Bunten insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL head into 2019 ready to right the wrongs that derailed a promising start to a landmark season. The experienced playcaller is confident that better game management will give his side a much-needed mid-season boost. And this weekend’s homecourt double header provides the perfect platform to put that theory into…
Christmas came early for Newcastle Eagles tonight as the club bade a fond farewell to its home of the last eight years with a big BBL Trophy win. Edinburgh’s Kings came bearing gifts in the shape of lax defence and visible first half nerves. And Newcastle made the Scottish minnows pay with a destructive show…
Chris Bunten has hailed the outstanding contribution of in-form rookie Maya Price as one of British basketball’s brightest stars continues to fly the flag for homegrown hoops. Newcastle Eagles WBBL snapped up the former GB Under 18 international in the close-season as back up for veteran bigs Kara Bonenberger and Steph Gandy. But Price has…
Fatigue finally caught up with an injury-hit Newcastle Eagles as Chris Bunten’s side was given a lesson in WBBL basketball by title challengers Leicester Riders. The hosts ran out 97-57 winners to maintain their position at the top of the championship table. And head coach Bunten cut a frustrated figure as the Eagles failed to…
Nothing less than victory in Cardiff this afternoon will satisfy Chris Bunten as Newcastle Eagles seek to arrest an alarming four-game losing streak. The upbeat playcaller is confident his players can target the homecourt Archers and pinch a much-needed win before Christmas. But Bunten admitted a mounting injury list means sensible game management is a…
