The big question on everyone’s lips of an Eagles persuasion after a pulsating explosive absorbing semi-final 1st leg was, is 11 points enough. For Cheshire had they managed damage limitation enough? Everyone will find out on Sunday evening down in Cheshire. That game will no doubt be as eagerly anticipated as this one was and…
‘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…
The Newcastle Eagles tipped off the first of their brutal three games in five days schedule in the Vertu Arena on Wednesday night with an 80-108 defeat to Iraklis B.C. of Greece in a European North Basketball League group match. Their third defeat from three in this season’s competition. Not the ideal way for Head…
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 at the ninth time of trying finally got over the line on Friday night to record only their third win of the SLB Championship with a 92 – 89 win over Surrey 89ers in a tough entertaining encounter that went right down to the wire. Eagles recovered from a slow start to…
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…
A disastrous final ten minutes condemned the Newcastle Eagles to an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions. In a game where they won the first three quarters it was the one last period that the Sharks won that made all the difference. In losing the Eagles slipped to a 2-win 8 loss in the League…
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…
