Donovan Johnson insists confidence is not a problem as Newcastle look to halt a six-game skid at Surrey Scorchers. The BBL’s bottom two scrap it out for vital Championship points in the Eagles’ final fixture before Christmas. And on-court enforcer Johnson is adamant Marc Steutel’s men can deliver the victory present every Newcastle fan craves….
Newcastle Eagles travel north of the border to take on the Caledonia Gladiators this afternoon in a vital BBL Championship clash. With a third of the season gone Newcastle still sit outside the play-off positions and are yet to get their campaign moving forward. The team sitting one place above them? The Gladiators, emphasising the…
After their record breaking 99 – 72 victory last time on court, the Newcastle Eagles Women’s team return to WBBL action with a trip to Manchester Met Mystics this afternoon. The 99 points is the most a Newcastle side has ever recorded in their history and has increased the confidence in the camp that Head…
Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s crucial BBL Championship game against Cheshire Phoenix still looking for that magic formula that will kick-start a season almost a third over. The Phoenix not only hold down a play-off spot with 5 wins in their twelve games so far in their league campaign they also hold a win over…
Newcastle Eagles are on the road today as they travel to Leicester to take on The Riders at the Morningside Arena in a crucial BBL Cup Quarter-Final. After defeating Plymouth in the last round they were hardly rewarded with what looks, on paper, a very tough game indeed. Although perhaps it’s not the strongest Riders side…
Zoe Willis promises Newcastle’s stand-in point guards are working night and day to try and plug the gap vacated by an obvious playmaker. And the summer recruit insists a roster lacking obvious balance is finally getting to grips with a new approach to top-flight hoops. Willis has emerged as one of several frontline stars asked…
Newcastle Eagles go into Ponds Forge Sheffield for this afternoon’s BBL Championship encounter buoyed by their fantastic performance on Friday night. Head Coach Marc Steutel’s once again revamped roster finally got their first league win of the season at the fifth attempt in front of a fanatical packed Vertu Motors Arena as they downed the…
It has been a very fragmented start to the 2022/23 season for the Newcastle Eagles Ladies team. Injuries and unavailability of players meant Noelia Cacheiro’s team has only played three WBBL fixtures so far this campaign. Indeed, they even had to forfeit a BBL Cup game against Essex Rebels as they could not field a…
On paper it’s hard to make out a case for the Newcastle Eagles tonight as they go into the BBL Championship game against unbeaten Bristol Flyers at The Vertu Motors Arena, writes Jeff King. The Flyers have played four, won four including victories over Manchester Giants and Leicester Riders. Newcastle meanwhile have played four and…
