A battered beaten-up Newcastle Eagles were in action in their third different competition in five days but once again defied the odds like they had at Sheffield on Friday night to take a huge road win in the SLB Trophy. Their 79-76 win at Caledonia giving them the perfect start to defending a Trophy they…
‘The Magnificent Seven’ is a world-renowned blockbuster of a Western movie that saw an outnumbered band of men coming together away from their homes to beat a seemingly stronger opposition. On Friday night the Newcastle Eagles produced an epic performance of their own to replicate tat achievement and take a victory that not many before…
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts the saying goes. But in a month renowned for present giving, the team from Thessaloniki were in no mood to hand out such favours to their hosts. Iraklis taking a well-deserved 108-80 road victory over the Eagles to retain their 100% ENBL record moving to 4 wins. It also meant…
The Newcastle Eagles men’s team failed to match their women’s team and fell to defeat in the Capital on Sunday evening. The women had defeated London 79-60 on Saturday night at home whilst being short-handed. The men too were short-handed on the road but couldn’t cover their absentees. Eagles had to do without forward Gus…
The Newcastle Eagles made it an excellent three from three in the Women’s Super League Basketball Championship with a superb 85-56 victory on the road against Nottingham Wildcats on Saturday evening. The Eagles led 40-34 when the half-time buzzer went and looked well on their way to another crucial win with twenty minutes to play….
The Newcastle Eagles picked up their second Women’s SLB Championship win of the season in the Vertu Arena on Saturday night to maintain their 100% record in league play. It was another solid professional performance built on the platform of an excellent first half showing. Once again Newcastle had to go into the game short-handed…
The Newcastle Eagles finally “got the monkey off their back” according to Aussie Point Guard Mitch Clarke as they celebrated a first win in nine games at The Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 92 – 89 victory over Surrey 89ers was not pretty and they had to dig really tough but they did hold…
A disastrous final ten minutes condemned the Newcastle Eagles to an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions. In a game where they won the first three quarters it was the one last period that the Sharks won that made all the difference. In losing the Eagles slipped to a 2-win 8 loss in the League…
An explosive end to a tight contest from the home team from Thessaloniki sealed a bonfire night disappointment for the Newcastle Eagles after they sparkled early on and threatened to come away from Greece with a big win. In the end the fireworks produced by Iraklis were too hot for The Eagles to handle as…
