National Cup (Quarter Final) Team Northumbria 52 (20,36,44) (Manigrasso 16, Mobley 10, Fong Lyew Quee 8) Brixton Topcats 63 (23,31,45) (Karumba 18, St Marthe 13, Charles 10) Brixton Topcats provided a surprise result in the National Cup quarter-final, knocking out Team Northumbria from of the competition after a 63-52 win on the road at the…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 103 (18,53,84) (Smith 23, Defoe 17, Martin 16) Glasgow Rocks 93 (21,51,67) (Achara 22, Smith 21, Ogedengbe 19) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle continued their sizzling form and started the weekend by maintaining the pressure on their pursuers at the top of the BBL Championship, beating old foes Glasgow Rocks…
Northumbria University’s Mens BUCS 1st team bounced back on Wednesday at home to Loughborough University with a superb 94 – 82 home win after losing their unbeaten record last week at Worcester 76 – 65. That loss at Worcester was played without all four Eagles stars and their absence cost Northumbria dear. But last night…
Newcastle Eagles may have won seven straight BBL Championship games, but Drew Lasker and his team-mates know they must keep up this pace if they are to be at the top when it really matters. Eagles latest success was a convincing 95-75 defeat of last year’s runners-up Sheffield Sharks, but Friday’s opponents Glasgow Rocks are…
The BBL Cup Semi-Final dates v Sheffield Sharks have now been confirmed. The first leg will take place in Sheffield on Friday 28th November 2014 with a 7:30pm tip-off. The second leg will be at Sport Central on Friday 12th December 2014 with tip-off again at 7:30pm. This means the following fixtures has been re-arranged as…
BBL Championship Sheffield Sharks 75 (21, 37, 54) (Jones 20, Smith 19, Fletcher 13) Newcastle Eagles 95 (25, 48, 70) (Lewis 16, Payne 13, Tuck 12) Newcastle Eagles extended their winning streak to eight games with a 95-75 victory on the road at title rivals Sheffield Sharks on Friday, stretching their lead at the top…
Bunten makes more history as Molten WBBL Coach of the Month Having already cemented his name in history by taking the first ever win in the WBBL Championship, Team Northumbria play-caller Chris Bunten has now scooped the first ever Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award.His team have enjoyed a brilliant unbeaten start to the…
Allen Payne believes a better start and home support will help Sheffield Sharks avenge their early season defeat when they host Newcastle Eagles on Friday. Sharks were beaten to the BBL Championship title by Eagles last term and were edged again as the sides met at Sport Central last month. But Payne is confident of…
The draw for the semi-finals of the 2015 BBL Cup has taken place and the door has been left open for a potential third successive Final between holders Leicester Riders and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. However, before Riders can even contemplate their semi-final tie against Bristol Flyers, let alone a third successive BBL Cup Final…
