Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s sold-out game against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena knowing only a win can keep their hopes of qualifying for the BBL Cup quarter finals alive. Even then they will still need Glasgow to beat Cheshire at the same time to remain in the hunt to retain a trophy…
Daniel Johnson-Thompson is relishing the chance to shoulder even greater responsibility after playing a key role in Newcastle’s spirited response to a potentially crippling Covid outbreak. The shorthanded Eagles played two games inside 72 hours without a slew of senior stars last weekend. And Johnson-Thompson played all but seven minutes of two tough tests on…
A courageous performance from the Newcastle Eagles against all the odds in Glasgow last night saw them come up agonisingly short at the end of heroic 40-minute effort. The last thing Newcastle needed after being hit by COVID-19 protocols which denied them three key players, Darius Defoe, Duke Shelton and Louis Sayers was to lose…
Chris Bunten has called for collective commitment and greater consistency as Newcastle’s winless start to the league season stretched to a third game. Champions Sevenoaks were back to their ruthless best just five months after the Eagles eclipsed the Suns in a dramatic playoff semi-final. And while Bunten praised a breakout performance from close-season signing…
The expression, ‘if it wasn’t for bad luck, you’d have no luck at all,’ was never more appropriate on Friday night when Newcastle Eagles went down to an 85 – 64 defeat at Sheffield Sharks. It was a loss that seriously dents their hopes of qualifying for the next round of The BBL Cup. With…
Sidelined skipper Marina Fernandez has targeted Newcastle’s North East derby against Durham Palatinates in two weeks’ time as she edges closer to a WBBL return. But the injured Spaniard will be courtside during this afternoon’s clash with champions Sevenoaks Suns as the Eagles go in search of a first league win of the season. Fernandez…
Beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles face a last-minute body count ahead of tomorrow’s cross-border clash in Glasgow following a fraught end to a difficult week. The BBL Cup holders lost both Rahmon Fletcher and Kyle Williams after the break as a bruising battle in Sheffield stretched the visitors’ resources to the limit. And with three…
After picking up a win last weekend against Cheshire Phoenix to get themselves back in the race to qualify for the quarter finals of the BBL Cup, Newcastle Eagles have been hit with a fresh blow to their hopes of retaining the trophy they lifted back in January last season. Some players and coaching staff…
Sky Sports have announced that British Basketball is returning for a second season and it all tips-off with our BBL Championship clash against Leicester Riders. This first live game sees the 2020-21 BBL Championship winners face our Play-Off title holding Eagles on Friday 29 October. Our Eagles’ league game against Sheffield Sharks at the Vertu Motors…
