Our BBL team’s scheduled for the remaining Championship fixtures is now locked-in as our ‘floating game’ against the Leicester Riders is confirmed for Friday 20 March 2020.
It’s advantage Newcastle Eagles after last night’s BBL Trophy Semi-Final 1st leg in Cheshire. The Eagles returned home with an 88 – 79 nine-point win on the road to give themselves a great opportunity to reach this season’s BBL Trophy in Glasgow in March. However, Newcastle will be wary of a Phoenix side that last came to…
The last time Rodney Glasgow Jr suited up for Newcastle Eagles there were still three teams fighting it out for the Premier League title. Boris Johnson was still battling to take the UK out of Europe as leader of a Conservative party clinging to power. The final instalment of the Star Wars saga was still…
Newcastle Eagles face possibly their biggest weekend of the season so far with two vital games in two different competitions. On Sunday they travel to Cheshire Phoenix in the first leg of The BBL Trophy semi-final but before that they face London Lions tonight. The clash against Lions is at the Eagles Community Arena and…
This Friday night’s BBL Championship game when GB’s Ovie Soko and the London Lions visit Newcastle is now completely sold out across the entire Eagles Community Arena. Fans can still catch this game live on the BBL YouTube channel: As the scramble for tickets to the ECA escalates and our BBL team’s charge on silverware…
Whilst Friday night’s 77 – 72 loss at Worcester was a disappointing result, it was not disastrous for Newcastle Eagles in what looks increasingly like one of the closest BBL Championship races for some seasons. There’s no doubting a win on the road at the newly crowned BBL Cup winners would have been a statement…
Newcastle Eagles were left to rue an error stricken fourth quarter, as they fell 77-72 to fellow BBL Championship contenders Worcester Wolves. Last time out, Newcastle overcame a tough Sheffield Sharks side 86-79 to secure a place in the BBL Trophy Semi-Finals. The two sides made an inefficient start to the game – with both…
Newcastle Eagles have swooped to sign Great Britain international Will Saunders ahead of tonight’s trip to Worcester Wolves. The experienced wing became available following the collapse of the London City Royals. And Newcastle have fought off competition from a number of BBL rivals to bring the 6ft 7in star to Tyneside. “Will has a lot…
Ian MacLeod has praised Darius Defoe’s professionalism as the veteran forward continues to power through the pain barrier at a pivotal stage of the BBL campaign. For the second successive Friday the 35-year-old faces a late fitness test as Newcastle Eagles prepare to face Cup winners Worcester tonight. But MacLeod won’t be surprised if Defoe…
