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…
Before we talk about the win over Leeds can I take you back to last weekend and the two great wins we had then? Yea, it was a little difficult with the travel schedule and getting down there but looking at both games thankfully we really came out strong in both games. We really started…
BBL Cup Quarter-Final Newcastle Eagles 83 (20, 35, 68) (Smith 22, Fletcher 20, Martin 14) Leeds Force 66 (12, 32, 45) (Mikulic 14, Hall 13, McCann 11) Newcastle Eagles avoided a BBL Cup upset by improving in the second half to overcome Leeds Force 83-66 at Sport Central on Friday and book their spot in the semi-finals….
Despite both Drew Lasker and Charles Smith being absent from Northumbria University’s 1st Team, it did not prevent Marc Steutel’s side raising their winning record to 3 – 0 for the season with an excellent road win at Sheffield on Wednesday night. The two remaining Eagles, Darius Defoe and Scott Martin were the dominant forces…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leeds Force Friday 31 October 2014 Sport Central (19:30) Charles Smith further underlined his legendary position at Newcastle Eagles last week, and as their latest line-up prepare to face Leeds Force in the BBL Cup, the forward feels it could be one of their best yet. Fifteen years after…
6k for Smith, six straight for Eagles The wins and milestones keep on coming for the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, who opened up a two-point lead at the top of the BBL Championship over the weekend.Having opened the season with a defeat, the Eagles have since won six Championship games in a row to climb…
