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  2. SLB Cup Quarter-Final Report: Eagles Men 68-94 London Lions
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  4. Saturday’s Manchester Game Postponed and Eagles Women’s Injury Update
  5. SLB Cup Quarter-Final Preview: Eagles Men vs Lions
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Men
January 24, 2026
SLB Cup Quarter-Final Report: Eagles Men 68-94 London Lions

Another shot at silverware was missed by Newcastle Eagles on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. They went out of the SLB Cup at the quarter final stage against the London Lions 68-94 in what was another tough night for Marc Steutel’s team. It was a seventh consecutive defeat across the four competitions they’ve played…

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Men
January 22, 2026
SLB Cup Quarter-Final Preview: Eagles Men vs Lions

At was another disappointing for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players in Latvia with a 96-88 loss against Rigas Zelli. A result that almost certainly ends the Eagles interest in this year’s ENBL competition. The Eagles played well for long patches and actually led briefly in the final quarter. Then the fates seemed to…

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Men
January 22, 2026
ENBL Report: Rigas Zelli 96-88 Eagles Men

Basketball can be a game of small margins and if those margins are not in your favour it can make things very difficult. Once again Newcastle Eagles were in a game for much of the forty minutes but were unable to get over the line. It seems that the breaks and calls are not in…

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Men
January 19, 2026
Report: Manchester Basketball 102-98 Eagles Men

Newcastle Eagles are still searching for their first championship win in 2026 after a narrow loss in Manchester yesterday afternoon. It meant for the second weekend in a row the Eagles went winless in a double header weekend. This time they were just on the wrong side of two very close games. But four straight…

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Men
January 17, 2026
Report: Eagles Men 83-85 Bristol Flyers

On a dramatic night in the Vertu Arena it was the away side, Bristol that came away with the spoils after a thrilling game of basketball that will offer many reflections for both sides. It was hard-fought throughout with Eagles just unable to come up with the win in a game that went to overtime….

Men
January 13, 2026
Steutel: We’ll Reset and Work Hard

There is no doubting that the Newcastle Eagles had a very tough weekend that saw them lose consecutive games in the SLB Championship under totally different circumstances. A 76-50 home loss to London on Friday was followed on Sunday by a close loss at Cheshire 101-98 when the Eagles came flying back from 21-points down…

Men
January 13, 2026
Report: Cheshire Phoenix 101-98 Eagles Men

Despite a tremendous fourth quarter comeback the Newcastle Eagles slipped to their second SLB Championship of the weekend in Cheshire on Sunday night. The hometown Phoenix extracting a modicum of revenge after being knocked out of the Trophy semi-finals last weekend by the Eagles. It was another explosive high-octane offensive match-up between two sides that…

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Men
January 11, 2026
Preview: Eagles Men at Cheshire Phoenix

As a dress rehearsal for the upcoming SLB Trophy Final in February against London Lions, the Newcastle Eagles 50-76 defeat on Friday night in the Vertu Arena was not a good audition. With the Lions also visiting Newcastle in a fortnight in the SLB Cup it sends out a worrying message. But basketball has a…

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Men
January 10, 2026
Report: Eagles Men 50-76 London Lions

London Lions lead the SLB Championship standings. They are also red-hot favourites to take all four National competitions on offer in the 2025/26 season. On Friday night the Newcastle Eagles found out exactly why with the Lions putting on a capital show of strength and power. In doing so they restricted the Eagles to the…