Newcastle Eagles take to the court tonight after a break of nineteen days. The do so at their home base the Vertu Motors Arena and in front of the Sky Sports Cameras. There will also be a capacity sell-out crowd to witness a vital Championship game. The Eagles last played down at Plymouth when they…
Maddy McVicar misses tonight’s trip to Nottingham after the Newcastle playmaker became the latest casualty of another injury-hit campaign. The US guard twisted an ankle in practice and has been pulled out of the Eagles’ Championship clash against the homecourt Wildcats. Head coach Chris Bunten will make a late call on former Nottingham favourite Chloe…
The Newcastle Eagles make their longest road trip of the season today as they travel to Plymouth to take on the City Patriots in a BBL Championship clash this afternoon. Head Coach Ian MacLeod and his men will travel in good heart and confident mood after their fine 90 – 81 win on Friday night…
Every club in the BBL would have jumped at the chance to bag big time baller Brandon Peel. That’s the glowing verdict of Newcastle veteran Rahmon Fletcher after the two-time league MVP insisted the Eagles have landed a genuine game-changer. Peel is match fit after starting the season in Finland and is in line to…
Chris Bunten admits he ‘hates losing’ as Newcastle Eagles WBBL look to avoid a fifth straight defeat at derby rivals Durham this afternoon. Newcastle Eagles’ embattled playcaller heads south of the Tyne in search of an improved performance and two invaluable points. But Bunten must kickstart a frustrating campaign without Courtney Clasen after the US…
“We have to put the Cup results behind us and move on.” The message from veteran forward Darius Defoe as Newcastle Eagles prepare to begin their BBL Championship campaign at Leicester Riders tonight in front of the Sky Sports cameras. It was a disastrous defence of the BBL Cup for Newcastle who only one out…
In what is fast becoming one of the most difficult starts Newcastle Eagles have had to a season in living memory, it was another tough night in the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday. The Eagles 111 – 73 loss to Manchester Giants in the BBL Cup North Group game means they will no longer be…
Chloe Gaynor insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL have the offensive weapons and the defensive steel to kickstart their season against perennial contenders Leicester Riders tonight. And the fired-up forward responded to head coach Chris Bunten’s call for greater consistency by revealing she’s leaving no stone unturned in the quest to get back to her powerful best….
Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s sold-out game against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena knowing only a win can keep their hopes of qualifying for the BBL Cup quarter finals alive. Even then they will still need Glasgow to beat Cheshire at the same time to remain in the hunt to retain a trophy…
