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October 18, 2016
Nicolette called up for GB

Our Team Northumbia WBBL team player Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee has been announced as one of the newest members of the Great Britain squad for the upcoming EuroBasket Women Qualifiers. Only victory in the forthcoming game in Lucca on November 19th will sustain GB’s chances of qualification with the group winners and six of the…

October 14, 2016
Lions’ Pride Too Strong For Eagles

BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 78 (23,40,61) (Hart 18, Fletcher 16, Lasker 14) London Lions 88 (18,46,67) (K Williams 23, Hassan 21, J Williams 17) London Lions claimed their first road win over Esh Group Eagles Newcastle in over a decade with a 78-88 success, on Friday night. The Lions improve to 3-0 whilst…

October 14, 2016
Huge Match Up Tonight – Be There

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v London Lions Details: Friday 14 October, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Summary: Two unbeaten sides go head-to-head in the league as the 4-0 Eagles host the 2-0 Lions. Fab Flournoy’s side have won 23 straight home games over the Lions with their last defeat coming in 2003. Last season:…

October 11, 2016
Double-Double Gets Scott On The Bench But Beware Those Prowling Lions

BBL All-Star Five – Week 3 There are five more new names in our line-up, but four very familiar All-Star Five faces from previous BBL seasons. Zaire Taylor (London Lions) The former BBL MVP has taken on an Assistant Coach role with Lions and rather than distracting him from his playing duties, it’s causing Taylor…

October 7, 2016
Surrey Scorched As Eagles Fly High

BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (23,50,77) (Parks 17, Martin 15, Defoe 14) Surrey Scorchers 66 (20,41,54) (Rollins 19, Ogedengbe 13, Neighbour 11) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle cruised to a 97-66 victory over Surrey Scorchers to set the early pace in the BBL Championship, moving to 4-0, as Scott Martin notched a double-double of…

October 6, 2016
Eagles Are All Hart

Having already posted a strong start to the new BBL season, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have made a further statement of intent by capturing the highly talented and exciting Great Britain squad member, Joe Hart. Hailing from Southend and a graduate of Lakehead University in Canada, the 6ft 4in guard has agreed to make Tyneside…

October 5, 2016
Scorchers Next To test The Eagles

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Surrey Scorchers Details: Friday 07 October, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Summary: Fab Flournoy’s side have made a flying start with three wins from three in the league and will be looking to continue their strong record against Surrey sides of recent years. The Scorchers claimed their first win…

October 4, 2016
Drew Makes The Bench In Team of The Week #2

BBL All-Star Five – Week 2 It’s our second line-up of the new season and there’s a nice mixture of new and more familiar faces in our starting five this week. Rhys Carter (Plymouth Raiders) The veteran playmaker gets his first ever place in our All-Star Five after leading Plymouth Raiders to an outstanding road…

October 3, 2016
17 And Counting As Rocks Are Rolled Again

BBL Championship Glasgow Rocks 74 (17,35,50) (Elechi 20, Watson 18, Achara 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82 (16,42,63) (Martin 16, Parks 15, Defoe/Fletcher 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle prevailed through a tense game in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Emirates Arena to overcome Glasgow Rocks 82-74 on Sunday night. Eagles are now…