Under 14 Girls Newcastle Eagles Under 14 Girls set the seal on a superb homecourt season with a fabulous 52-point win against Lancashire Spinners. The hosts tore into their rivals from the tip and a series of fast-breaks underpinned a 12-point lead at the end of the opening period. Things unravelled for the Spinners after…
The Big One has the potential to broaden the reach of women’s basketball far beyond the North East. That’s the verdict of Newcastle head coach Noelia Cacheiro as Eagles bosses bid to break the record for a WBBL Championship game. March 25 sees the women in black host cross-border rivals Caledonia Pride at the Vertu…
London Lions dished out their latest lesson in total team basketball as short-handed Newcastle Eagles felt the full force of a red hot WBBL roster. Noelia Cacheiro’s side failed to build on Saturday’s superb victory at expansion franchise Gloucester City Queens as they faced a second road test in two days. But remodelled Newcastle now…
Newcastle Eagles tackle title challengers London Lions this afternoon in buoyant mood after bagging a first WBBL win under new coach Noelia Cacheiro. The Tynesiders travelled to the capital ahead of an energy-sapping second league clash inside 16 hours in confident mood after crushing Gloucester City Queens. And if London are likely to provide a…
Go courtside and check out the full Newcastle Eagles BBL game night experience with BBC Sport presenter Liam Macdevitt in a special behind the scenes video for Vertu Motors from when we got the ‘W’ against the Glasgow Rocks. See more videos in our series with Vertu Motors on our website.
Under 16 Boys The longest road trip of the season didn’t faze Newcastle’s Under 16 boys as the Eagles returned from Northampton with two deserved points. The homecourt Titans had no answer to their free-scoring rivals as the visitors won every quarter. And Newcastle never looked in danger of slipping up as the Eagles eased…
Newcastle Eagles are urging communities across the North East to back a record-breaking bid to showcase elite women’s sport in the region. Club bosses chose International Women’s Day to reveal ambitious plans for The Big One — a top-flight women’s basketball fixture targeting a franchise-record 1,500 crowd. Newcastle hope their cross-border clash with Caledonia Pride…
Former Team Northumbria favourite Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee came back to haunt her former franchise as the Sheffield Hatters star lit up the Vertu Motors Arena. Newcastle head coach Noelia Cacheiro’s dream of a perfect home debut was shattered by one of the WBBL’s most consistent performers. And the Eagles had no answer to Fong…
Newcastle Eagles snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as the Plymouth City Patriots delivered a stunning come-from-behind win on Tyneside. Ian MacLeod’s men led by as many as 15 points midway through the third period and looked set fair to bag a fourth victory on the bounce. But another frustrating performance unravelled down the…
