After five consecutive defeats in all competitions, including four in the Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship and a biggest ever European North Basketball League (ENBL) defeat, the Newcastle Eagles are hoping to bounce back at home tonight in the Vertu Arena against Bristol Flyers. It won’t be easier either as the high Flyers from the…
The Newcastle Eagles begin their third campaign in Europe with Tuesday night’s home opener in their 2025/26 European North Basketball League group game. Their opponents are Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top professional basketball league. In their first two seasons of ENBL competition Newcastle have given an excellent account of themselves and done British Basketball proud…
The Newcastle Eagles head for the Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Sunday evening. They will face a home side thirsting for revenge. Last month the Cheshire Phoenix travelled to The Vertu Arena and a fine Eagles effort saw them defeated 88 – 70. But past games often count for nothing once the ball is thrown…
t’s a huge shoot-out in The Vertu Arena on Sunday afternoon when the Caledonia Gladiators arrive in Town. Officially it is a Women’s SLB Betty Cordona Group game but in reality is more like a quarter-final tie. The reason for that is whoever wins on Sunday will advance to the final four and secure a…
Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel and his team head into what is arguably their biggest game of the fledgling season so far. But then again every game is a big one. The Eagles face reigning regular season Champions London Lions on Friday. That game will be at the Vertu Motors Arena in front of a…
Head Coach Chloe Gaynor takes her Newcastle Eagles to Manchester today. It’s a vital Betty Cordona SLB Trophy match-up for both sides that promises to be an intriguing game which neither side can afford to lose if they want to progress in the competition. Manchester Basketball have already lost both the opening games to Caledonia…
he Newcastle Eagles men’s team travel to Sheffield on Sunday afternoon for a northern shoot-out in the SLB Championship. Both sides are going into the game on the back of big confidence boosting Friday night victories. The B. Braun Sharks travelled to last season’s SLB Playoff Champions Leicester Riders and came away with a huge…
The Newcastle Eagles women go into Saturday evening’s SLB Betty Cordona Group match at Nottingham Wildcats knowing they need a win to have any chance of qualifying for the final four of the competition. With games to come against Manchester and Caledonia to complete the group stage a win to reverse last week’s heavy defeat…
The Newcastle Eagles men’s team have their first SLB Championship home game on Friday night with the visitors to the Vertu Motors Arena being the Cheshire Phoenix with a 7:30pm tip-off scheduled. Phoenix have already played twice on the road this season losing narrowly at Manchester and London and will be desperate to avoid a…
