The Swiss national basketball team will benefit from a vocal North East following this weekend with Newcastle Eagles’ WBBL skipper Giulia Simioni taking centre stage for the hosts. Chris Bunten, his assistant and six members of his Sport Central roster are flying out to Fribourg tomorrow ahead of Switzerland’s Eurobasket qualifier against the Czech Republic…
It takes a brave man to wear a Newcastle Eagles vest with Smith plastered across the back. A name synonymous with the club’s golden decade of unprecedented success, it recalls heady days and heroic displays. There are those who believe Charles Smith is the most naturally talented basketball player ever to have donned the Newcastle…
All-action Aussie Georgia Ohrdorf already has one eye on her second season in a Newcastle Eagles vest – just weeks after bursting onto the WBBL scene. The versatile forward made her first All-Star Five last month after coming off the bench to sink 15 points in just 16 minutes against London Lions. And Ohrdorf added…
Captain fantastic Giulia Simioni is convinced December’s move to the Eagles Community Arena will breathe new life into women’s basketball in Newcastle. The Swiss international has made a stunning start to the new WBBL season and already leads the league in assists. And the former Team Northumbria favourite feels Newcastle Eagles’ women are on the…
Georgia Ohrdorf came off the bench to grab an impressive double double and lead Newcastle Eagles into the second round of the WBBL Cup. The Aussie rookie bagged 15 points and 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes with an all-action display at both ends of the court. And Ohrdorf somehow found the time to serve…
Diana Voynova was devasted to learn of Northumbria University’s shock decision to ditch top flight women’s basketball this summer. And the Bulgarian international revealed she pleaded with Newcastle Eagles bosses to save the club she loves as Team Northumbria’s future hung in the balance. Voynova studied at the university, played for TN and worked for…
Lineker and Beardsley. Torvill and Dean. Molinari and Fleetwood. Sports fans love a good partnership. Whisper it quietly, but Newcastle Eagles might just have landed a great one. Victor Moses and Rahmon Fletcher have only been on court together for a matter of weeks and yet the best of Friday night’s intuitive interplay was bordering on the…
Rachael Bland is relishing the chance to go head to head with friend and one-time team-mate Diana Voynova when Newcastle Eagles WBBL hit the cup trail later this month. But the experienced guard insisted Chris Bunten’s side need to do a better job shutting down the BA London Lions forward than they managed against another…
A bruising battle between two of the WBBL’s northern heavyweights became a stifling war of attrition as Sheffield Hatters squeaked a 78-73 win against Newcastle Eagles. Great Britain international Steph Gandy led the hosts with 21 points while Kara Bonenberger bagged a colossal double double of 18 points and 16 rebounds. But it was Ali…
