BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82 (27,41,61) (Defoe 19, Cooke 19, Martin 13) One Health Sharks Sheffield 78 (18,41,57) (Holmes 24, Babalola 22, Tuck 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken a significant step towards a fifth BBL Championship title in seven years after overcoming third-placed rivals One Health Sharks Sheffield by 82-78 at…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle host One Health Sharks Sheffield on Friday with vital Championship points and, the potentially crucial head-to-head tie-breaker, on the line. Eagles currently hold top spot, eight points ahead of Sharks, but following the Steel City side’s win over second-placed Worcester Wolves last weekend, they could catch and overtake the leaders, should…
BBL Championship One Health Sharks Sheffield 94 (21,39,65) (Holmes 23,Babalola 16, Tuck 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 92 (26,45,71) (Cooke 22, Gause 20, Lasker 17) Just days after being dumped out of the BBL Trophy, Newcastle Eagles received a major blow to their league title aspirations after sustaining a dramatic 94-92 loss to a resilient…
Sheffield Sharks versus Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, Tuesday 25th February 2013 One Health Sharks Sheffield will be looking to avoid a backlash from Esh Group Eagles Newcastle when the visitors arrive at the EIS. Fab Flournoy and his team will no doubt still be stinging from their BBL Trophy quarter-final exit last weekend, but with…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 69 (21,36,55) One Health Sharks Sheffield 59 (9,22,42) Fab Flournoy played his 540th game in the British Basketball League, equalling the all time appearance record, as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle celebrated a 69-59 victory against the visiting One Health Sharks Sheffield. Both teams had an identical 14-4 record coming…
BBL Cup, Semi-Final Second Leg Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84 (Gause 20, Cooke 18, Martin 17) One Health Sharks Sheffield 57 (Holmes 14, Simmons 12, Jemison 11) Eagles win 163-139 on aggregate. Esh Group Eagles Newcastle stormed into their third consecutive BBL Cup Final after they overpowered One Health Sharks Sheffield 84-57 (163-139 on aggregate),…
“The winner will be decided by the tempo of the game.” That’s the view of retired BBL guard Andrew Bridge, looking ahead to the second leg of the BBL Cup semi-final between the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and One Health Sharks Sheffield. “If it’s a high-tempo game then Newcastle will win, but if it’s a…
BBL Cup, Semi-Final First Leg One Health Sharks Sheffield 82 (Horstmann 18, Simmons 18, Lewis 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 79 (Smith 24, Defoe 18, Cooke 16) This BBL Cup semi-final remains finely poised after the first leg as One Health Sharks Sheffield edged Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82-79, to retain their unbeaten home record…
BBL Championship Play-off Quarter Final, Second Leg One Health Sharks Sheffield 81 (19,41,59) (Tuck 25, Holmes 20, Jemison 17) Newcastle Eagles 84 (17,38,59) (Chapman 27, Defoe 18, Smith 13) (Eagles win 169-151 on aggregate) The Newcastle Eagles secured their place in the semi-finals of the BBL Championship play-offs thanks to a 81-84 victory on Monday…
