It was another fabulous Friday night at The Eagles Community Arena in front of another sell-out crowd who raised the roof as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle took a vital BBL Championship win over arch-rivals Glasgow Rocks 104 – 98 after a thrilling overtime match-up. The Eagles were without top scorer Victor Moses through injury but…
Rachael Bland has revealed confidence is coursing through the Newcastle Eagles camp after the club finally snapped its four-game losing streak. Chris Bunten’s side returns to action at the Eagles Community Arena tomorrow buoyed by a brilliant overtime win against derby rivals Durham. And Bland insisted the hosts should be too good for cross-border rivals…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle claimed their first win at their new Eagles Community Arena last week and tonight they are back home to host arch-rivals Glasgow Rocks in what is now the third sold out game of just four in the new venue. Glasgow have won four in a row in the league to close…
Georgia Ohrdorf finally returns to the WBBL fray tonight after battling the biggest crises of her basketball career. The Newcastle Eagles star was badly concussed before Christmas and abandoned her comeback earlier this year following a bout of severe headaches. But Ohrdorf was back in full training this week and has been given the green…
It’s very rare that a team playing at home goes in to a game against a visiting team that has a better record than they do in their own arena but Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face that very conundrum tonight as they prepare to play the Manchester Giants in a BBL Championship clash, writes Jeff…
Chris Bunten is convinced Newcastle Eagles’ WBBL Trophy trip to derby rivals Durham Palatinates represents the perfect opportunity to return to winning ways. The former Team Northumbria playcaller watched in horror as Durham hijacked his side’s Eagles Community Arena debut last month to claim a convincing away win. But Bunten revealed that the club’s coaching…
An away league fixture against bottom of the table Worcester Wolves tonight would on paper be the perfect game for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle to pick themselves up from their last disappointing outing. But, with the late news that former Eagles coach Tony Garbelotto will be patrolling the side-lines as Worcester’s interim Head Coach, the…
Chris Bunten could be forced to reshuffle his WBBL pack after a double injury blow dampened spirits ahead of today’s trip north of the border. Newcastle Eagles WBBL travel to Edinburgh where Caledonia Pride lie in wait. And after Wednesday’s dispiriting defeat against derby rivals Durham, the visitors are seeking solace in this weekend’s Trophy…
Newcastle Eagles welcome WBBL basketball to the club’s brand new home on Wednesday night with owner Paul Blake promising fans an exciting glimpse of the future. Newcastle host Durham Palatinates at the Eagles Community Arena as top flight women’s hoops lands in Scotswood. And Blake is confident the club’s decision to take on the now…
