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April 5, 2018
Disappointment for Drew

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…

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April 5, 2018
Defoe’s Pride In Never-Say-Die Eagles

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…

April 4, 2018
All Eyes On Drew

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…

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April 3, 2018
Report: Eagles vs Worcester Wolves

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…

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April 3, 2018
Preview: Eagles vs Worcester Wolves

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…

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March 31, 2018
2 Home Games In 1 Week

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,…

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March 31, 2018
Plenty of Positives Reflects Jamal

Friday night’s loss in London for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle completed a run of three road games in a row all ending in double-digit losses and effectively ending their Championship hopes, writes Jeff King. But as Eagles forward Jamal Williams reflected on the six-day stint he still took plenty of positives from the games despite…

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March 30, 2018
Report: Eagles at London Lions

For the second night in a row through three quarters Esh Group Eagles Newcastle were right in the mix to pick up an important road win, writes Jeff King. But once again it was a final quarter that was ten minutes to far for the leg-weary Eagles who slipped to a third consecutive away defeat…

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March 30, 2018
Report: Eagles at Leicester Riders

Despite an almost heroic effort, a brave Esh Group Eagles Newcastle slipped to a second successive road defeat in Leicester last night, writes Jeff King. In doing so they let the reigning league champions Riders take the season series 2 – 1 and virtually confirm a fourth consecutive BBL Championship. An Eagles side once again…