Tonight, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take to the court in their shiny new Eagles Community Arena looking to christen the building with their first win and more importantly go through to the Semi-Finals of The BBL Trophy as they face the Manchester Giants. The Eagles who lost on opening night last Friday against Plymouth could…
Jeremy Smith celebrates his birthday on Friday and there’s an extra reason to celebrate this week after landing a starting place in this week’s BBL All-Star Five. Smith was instrumental in our overtime win over Surrey Scorchers on the road last Sunday night. The nail-biter finished 89-93 with a season-high 31 points from Jeremy. The…
Anyone attending last Friday’s sparkling opening night of the new Eagles Nest couldn’t have failed to have been impressed by the new arena and what it can offer to basketball in the region. The real proof of that pudding though really hit home less than 12 hours later in the very same space. Saturday morning…
Last night the Newcastle Panthers Volleyball Club took to the Eagles Community Arena court for the first non-basketball activity in our new multi-purpose venue. The volleyball club becomes the second senior sports team to make the arena its home and it’s another with a legacy of success. The men’s team currently play in the top…
BBC Sport have confirmed the schedule for British Basketball League games to be broadcast on their app and website up until the end of March 2019. The BBL coverage deal is for the BBC to show one game per week for the remainder of the season and sees every BBL side shown at least once….
Sometimes it is not about statistics or quality of performance but how you can show heart, determination and overcome adversity that makes the difference. That was very much in evidence after Esh Group Eagles took an incredible road win at Surrey this afternoon in overtime. The sides had been tied at 85 – 85 at…
At the final buzzer on Friday night, party-poopers Plymouth Raiders had spoiled the celebrations of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle by taking a deserved 91 – 86 victory on the opening night of the brand-new Eagles Community Arena. An Arena over 12 years in the planning and dreams of husband and wife duo Paul and Sam…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL surrendered their unbeaten start to 2019 as an experienced Sheffield Hatters put a century of points past Chris Bunten’s side. Taking the win in the Steel City was always going to be a tough ask in the absence of key trio Rachael Bland, Adoniah Lewis and Gerda Morkunaite. And the hosts won…
It is almost 20 years since Paul Blake and business partner Ken Nottage – a familiar face on the North East basketball scene – paid a nominal sum to Sir John Hall for sole ownership of the Newcastle Eagles. Two decades down the line and it feels as if that investment is finally reaping rewards….
