Confident Kalina Axentieva insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL can upset the form book and bag a third successive win in Sheffield this afternoon. The ‘Axe’ has been cutting down opposition defences all season and averages an impressive 14 points per game. And the red hot Bulgarian will start against the homecourt Hatters determined to avenge Sheffield’s…
Tonight, sees the cumulation of a dream and a chance for Newcastle to add another iconic professional sporting venue to its pages of history as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle open its own doors to their brand-new arena. The plaudits and praise have rightly reigned in on Paul Blake, Eagles Managing Director and his wife Sam,…
The opening night at our new Eagles Community Arena has been sold out since Wednesday afternoon, but just in time for anyone not wanting to miss this historic first game we are pleased to announce the game will be free to watch on BBC Sport. This afternoon the British Basketball League’s continuing partnership with BBC…
British basketball’s most successful club has joined forces with an award-winning college to give sports fans an exciting taste of the future. Newcastle Eagles and Newcastle College have rubber-stamped a unique partnership that will deliver match night catering at the brand new Eagles Community Arena. Tomorrow’s mouthwatering clash between the title challenging hosts and old…
It will not have escaped the attention of many with a sporting mind that this Friday sees a huge moment in the history of professional sport in Newcastle with the sold-out opening of the brand-new Eagles Community Arena. One of those definitely excited about Friday’s game against Plymouth Raiders is on-court general Rahmon Fletcher. The…
Newcastle will play in front of a capacity crowd on Friday when the Eagles Community Arena welcomes top flight basketball for the first time. Fabulous Flournoy’s men tackle fierce rivals Plymouth Raiders in the first homecourt fixture of 2019. Contractors put the finishing touches to the state-of-the-art arena earlier this week ready for Friday’s opening…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL signed off in style as the club waved goodbye to Sport Central with a hard-fought win against Caledonia Pride. Chris Bunten’s top six challengers overcame an unconvincing first half to claim successive victories for the first time this season. And on the back of yet another Kara Bonenberger double double – the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will move in to the brand-new Eagles Community Arena next Friday night in great form after a securing a second successive road win in the BBL Championship to move up to 3rd place in the table. What a win it was too, ironically against the same opposition who will be the…
It seems that every game Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play these days is a big one and a must win one. This afternoon’s clash against Plymouth Raiders on the road is no exception, writes Jeff King. After getting back in the BBL title race with a superb win at Leicester last weekend they need to…
