The Newcastle Eagles men’s team complete a brutal three games in five days run with a SLB Championship clash on the road at Caledonia Gladiators on Sunday afternoon. They do so looking for a second successive win after a sensational victory at Sheffield by 80-68 on Friday night. Few gave Head Coach Marc Steutel’s team…
‘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 fly into Friday’s Super League Basketball Championship encounter at home in The Vertu Arena against Surrey 89ers desperately looking for a win to end their current losing streak. The Eagles last played a week ago also at home to Sheffield Sharks and despite leading by 13-points with a quarter and a half…
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…
The Newcastle Eagles tipped off their third successive European North Basketball League campaign on Tuesday night in The Vertu Arena. Their opponents and visitors were a familiar rival making their first trip to Newcastle, Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top-flight Oblen League. Newcastle had actually crossed swords with The Poles twice last season in the 2024/25…
The end analysis will show a loss in the L column for Newcastle and a third successive SLB Championship defeat in a row. A statistic no-one involved whether it be coaching staff, players or even fans. What needs to be addressed is how to reverse the trend and quickly. Especially as The Eagles face another…
The Newcastle Eagles head for the Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Sunday evening. They will face a home side thirsting for revenge. Last month the Cheshire Phoenix travelled to The Vertu Arena and a fine Eagles effort saw them defeated 88 – 70. But past games often count for nothing once the ball is thrown…
The end analysis is of course another loss in the L column and a second successive SLB Championship defeat that takes the Newcastle Eagles to a 2 – 2 level record after four games played. Perhaps the more in-depth analysis that will follow will give Coach Marc Steutel positives to take. A question only his…
