HIGH-FLYING forward Zarko Jukic believes addressing defensive deficiencies is the key to fixing the Newcastle Eagles’ consistency issues. The Danish international starred in Friday’s 104-79 win over the Plymouth Raiders, scoring 18 points – eight of which came from dunks – in an all-action display. And he insists the players will keep looking to entertain…
For Esh Group Eagles Newcastle the 104 – 79 BBL Championship win over Plymouth Raiders was another step forward on the run to the end of the season, writes Jeff King. Whilst Plymouth are in the bottom three of the BBL table, to score over 100 points and conceded less than 80 thus giving a…
SOMETIMES sport is about making a statement as much as winning the game. When forward Zarko Jukic dunked the ball three times in 70 first-half seconds, the Newcastle Eagles showed they still have an attack capable of exploding at any moment. After obliterating Leeds Force 114-73 last time out, Fab Flournoy’s team produced another comprehensive…
Newcastle Eagles chief and former BBL chairman Paul Blake has welcomed this week’s summit meeting focusing on funding basketball’s future. And one of the founders of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on basketball is optimistic that the key messages around the sport’s inclusivity, social impact and community focus are finally getting through. Minister for…
It was a frustrating Friday night for all connected with Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as The Beast from the East blew so hard it forced the Club into cancelling the eagerly awaited BBL Championship clash with Worcester Wolves, writes Jeff King. There was no doubting it was the correct decision as the safety of supporters,…
With “The Beast from The East” still raging and Storm Emma about to ride in on the back of it, Esh Group Eagles took the very sensible decision to cancel tonight’s BBL Championship game between Newcastle Eagles and Worcester Wolves, writes Jeff King. The continuing severe weather warnings gave the club little choice and it…
The BBL Championship game between Newcastle Eagles and Worcester Wolves tomorrow night, Friday 2 March 2018, at Northumbria University Sport Central has been postponed due to the continuing severe weather warnings. The club apologises for any inconvenience caused, however the welfare and safety of our customers, staff, volunteers and players must come first. Anyone with…
The relief was palpable as the final buzzer sounded on Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s 114 – 73 BBL Championship win at home against Leeds Force on Friday night, writes Jeff King. It brought to end a run of three successive home defeats and finally got The Eagles back on track. Whilst the win against the…
The BBL fixture list can rarely have been kinder to Newcastle Eagles. As the under-pressure hosts sought to arrest a three-game Sport Central losing streak, who better to face than a Leeds Force team with one win in 21 in the league this season? A side beaten by 88 points on their last visit to…
