Any suggestion that the defeat and long trip to and from Bulgaria was going to give Newcastle Eagles a Christmas hangover was emphatically blown away on Friday night at the Vertu Arena. The Eagles made it a very Black Friday indeed for the Leicester Riders. A superb 98-85 victory in a great game of top-flight…
It’s difficult to comprehend what was ultimately a crazy game of basketball. Statistics only telling part of the story. Eagles were outrebounded 49-33. They only went to the foul line 23 times making 18 of those free-throws whilst Spartak went 45 times and made 34 of their attempts. Newcastle also won three of the four…
As the days tick down to the festive season the Newcastle Eagles produced another joyous road win to go five and oh, oh, oh for the Championship season. A 75-66 victory over a Riders team that were 3-1 going into the game a moment to celebrate and savour for sure. It wasn’t easy by any…
The 2024/25 SLB Trophy holders Newcastle Eagles made it through to the semi-finals of this season’s competition after a terrific 94-89 victory over Sheffield Sharks. It was a pulsating exciting quality game of basketball that was just edged by the home side in the final quarter. It meant that the Eagles had followed up their…
Newcastle Eagles have made some pre-Christmas changes to bolster their roster as two fly out and explosive 5’10 point guard Terrell Burden Jr flies in. Burden lands in Tyneside this weekend to take up his new duties ahead of a full-on festive schedule for the Eagles that starts with a European North Basketball League (ENBL)…
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…
Newcastle Eagles held off a spirited and surprising Cardiff Met Archers challenge to take a 66-62 victory in the Vertu Arena on Sunday evening to maintain their 100% start to the SLB Women’s Championship season. In doing so they improved their record to four wins from four games. For a gallant Archers side, it was…
‘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…
North East sports clubs and foundations, together with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and the North East Housing Partnership, are coming together to make sure that no child is left on the sidelines with the launch of a new campaign to raise funds to provide sporting opportunities for children across the region. The Together Through…
