Newcastle Eagles finally ended their losing streak of seven consecutive defeats with a win in the European North Basketball League on Tuesday night. In doing so and in defeating KK Dubrava they kept alive their slim hopes of getting to the next stage. The Eagles will have to beat BK Olomoucko of Czech Republic on…
With the SLB Trophy Final against London Lions at Birmingham looming large on the horizon next Sunday, you could almost forgive Newcastle Eagles for thinking they do not need the distraction of a midweek European game. The Eagles are at home to KK Dubrava of Croatia on Tuesday night in the Vertu Arena in a…
Newcastle Eagles went out of the SLB Cup on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. A fourth defeat in four games against London Lions 68-94 this season meant it was British basketball’s current premier top-flight side that went through to the semi-final stage. Now Newcastle who have lost seven consecutive games across four different competitions…
Another shot at silverware was missed by Newcastle Eagles on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. They went out of the SLB Cup at the quarter final stage against the London Lions 68-94 in what was another tough night for Marc Steutel’s team. It was a seventh consecutive defeat across the four competitions they’ve played…
The European North Basketball League (ENBL) have announced that Go+ Peja will not continue to participate this season. Newcastle Eagles were due to travel to Kosovo for an away game on Wednesday 11 February, however this fixture has now been cancelled. Peja refused to play an upcoming home game against Czechia’s BK Olomoucko on Monday…
Newcastle Eagles Women have postponed their tip-off against Manchester Basketball that was scheduled to take place on Saturday 24 January. A growing list of players are out of action due to illness and injury following reviews by club staff today, January 23, meaning Chloe Gaynor’s side have been forced to reschedule the fixture. Full injury…
At was another disappointing for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players in Latvia with a 96-88 loss against Rigas Zelli. A result that almost certainly ends the Eagles interest in this year’s ENBL competition. The Eagles played well for long patches and actually led briefly in the final quarter. Then the fates seemed to…
Basketball can be a game of small margins and if those margins are not in your favour it can make things very difficult. Once again Newcastle Eagles were in a game for much of the forty minutes but were unable to get over the line. It seems that the breaks and calls are not in…
The Newcastle Eagles are on their European adventures once again on Wednesday. They play Rigas Zelli of Latvia in their latest European North Basketball League qualifying round game. Newcastle still looking to break their duck in the ENBL this season and are currently 0-4 in the competition. They go into the game not just hoping…
