The woes continue for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they were unable to stop the red-hot in-form Sheffield Sharks on the road last night, writes Jeff King. The Eagles now fall further behind in the Championship race as their record slips to 7 – 5 whilst the streaking Sharks now move to 9 – 3….
It was a weekend to forget for Newcastle Eagles WBBL’s after they were handed a quarter-final WBBL cup loss to a strong Sevenoaks Suns side at Sport Central. While play caller Chris Bunten’s side managed to keep the score close, even leading at half time – they were ultimately unable to overcome a dominant third…
Aggregate Score: 170-160 The dreams of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle of returning to a BBL Cup Final at the Arena Birmingham were shattered this afternoon down in London. After taking a slender two-point lead in the first-leg at home it was always going to be tough going in to the Lions Den and so it…
It was advantage Newcastle Eagles in the first leg of the BBL Cup semi-finals after they managed to dispatch BBL leaders London Lions in nerve wracking fashion. Heading into the contest, the hosts had lost their last two on the road – with the Lions themselves handing player-coach Fab Flournoy’s men a damaging 96-78 loss…
For the second night in a row Esh Group Eagles Newcastle faded at a crucial stage of the game allowing their opponents to pull away and open up a gap they couldn’t close. It meant more Capital punishment for an Eagles side that looked dispirited and dismayed as the final buzzer sent them home pointless…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle were blown away in the closing stages of last night’s BBL clash having their wings clipped by the rampant Lions of London. It meant a third league defeat of the season for Fab Flournoy’s men who were unable to stop the Lions from continuing to lead The BBL table. Fab Flournoy…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle powered through to the BBL Cup semi-finals last night at The Morningside Arena, Leicester against deadly rivals Riders. Stand-out forward Victor Moses was the star of the show but once again he got great support from his team-mates and in particular Jeremy Smith and the emerging flourishing talented Kyle Williams. It…
Newcastle Eagles edged an absorbing end-to-end encounter with the Cheshire Phoenix to record back-to-back victories in the BBL Championship. Kyle Williams top scored for Fab Flournoy’s side as the hosts secured a narrow 96-94 victory at Sport Central on Friday night. Both sides entered the match-up in good form. The Eagles snapped a two-game losing…
It takes a brave man to wear a Newcastle Eagles vest with Smith plastered across the back. A name synonymous with the club’s golden decade of unprecedented success, it recalls heady days and heroic displays. There are those who believe Charles Smith is the most naturally talented basketball player ever to have donned the Newcastle…
