Jure Gunjina insists Newcastle Eagles are in no mood to give up on their BBL Play-Offs dream after the crisis-hit club confounded the critics with brilliant back-to-back wins. And the in-form Croat revealed his team-mates never considered throwing in the towel despite the club enduring a series of mid-season losses and a number of serious…
Jaysean Paige inspired a second win in four days as short-handed Newcastle Eagles silenced the critics with an all-round performance evoking the club’s storied past. Combining pinpoint offence with a defensive determination lacking for so much of this season, the hosts overturned a 10-point first quarter deficit to suffocate a stunned Sheffield Sharks. And Paige…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle returned to home comfort on Tuesday night with a thrilling and important win over Worcester Wolves at Northumbria University Sport Central, writes Jeff King. Next up is another huge test tonight once again on their own court with the visit of fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks who defeated the Eagles the last…
Team England has suffered a tough first-up loss to Scotland on the opening night of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Townsville today when our neighbours from north of the border were able to make plays down the stretch as a 29-17 final quarter propelled them to a 78-65 victory. Many Eagles fans tuned-in to…
Darius Defoe is confident Newcastle have the passion and fight to make it all the way to May’s BBL playoff final at London’s O2 Arena, writes Elliott Green. The veteran forward hopes to play a part down the stretch as he edges closer to a return from injury. And after gutsy displays at Leicester and London…
UPDATED 8:50PM: BBC Sport live coverage details added below. This morning the 2018 Commonwealth Games were officially opened and our attention turned to our very own Drew Lasker, who is out in Australia representing our Eagles as part of Team England. Our England men’s basketball team get their games underway tomorrow with tip-off at 8:30am (UK…
NEWCASTLE Eagles ended a three-match losing run in dramatic style with a crucial 86-83 win over Worcester Wolves. The victory not only strengthens the Eagles’ grip on second place in the BBL Championship but puts a wretched 10 days behind them. With double-digit defeats away to Surrey Scorchers, Leicester Riders and London Lions all in…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to tonight’s crucial BBL Championship match-up with Worcester Wolves, tip-off 7:30pm, on the back of a tough week where three road games saw three defeats, writes Jeff King. But as Assistant Coach Ian Macleod previewed tonight’s game he explained that the team was far from down on themselves and…
On the back of three away defeats it couldn’t be more important for a big home support for our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle with two games at Sport Central in one week. First up it’s the rearranged fixture against Worcester Wolves unusually a midweek game for our Eagles on the night of Tuesday 3 April,…
