A battered beaten-up Newcastle Eagles were in action in their third different competition in five days but once again defied the odds like they had at Sheffield on Friday night to take a huge road win in the SLB Trophy. Their 79-76 win at Caledonia giving them the perfect start to defending a Trophy they…
The Super League Basketball (SLB) draw for the next stages of two of its competitions was broadcast on DAZN at half-time during Friday night’s Manchester Basketball vs Cheshire Phoenix game. In the draw it was confirmed that the Newcastle Eagles women will play Oaklands Wolves in a single-legged quarter-final with the fixture date to be…
Newcastle Eagles opening tip-off of the 2025/26 season’s Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy competition against Caledonia Gladiators will now take place on Sunday 7 December. The move of this away trip over the border to Caledonia from its originally scheduled date of Sunday 9 November means that the Eagles’ Trophy progression will be sealed inside…
It was a winner-take-all SLB Betty Codona Trophy Group game in The Vertu Arena on Sunday evening. Simply put the winners of the game would advance to the semi-final stage and the losers would be out. The pace, tenacity, commitment and endeavour of both side’s showed that and more. In what was a fantastic advert…
t’s a huge shoot-out in The Vertu Arena on Sunday afternoon when the Caledonia Gladiators arrive in Town. Officially it is a Women’s SLB Betty Cordona Group game but in reality is more like a quarter-final tie. The reason for that is whoever wins on Sunday will advance to the final four and secure a…
A quite magnificent second-half comeback with a defensive masterclass enabled Newcastle Eagles to turn what at half-time looked like a loss into a stunning win on the road in Manchester on Sunday evening. In doing so they took their SLB Betty Cordona Group stage record to 2 Wins and 1 loss from their three played…
The Newcastle Eagles women are off and running for the competitive season. A tough but excellent road win at Nottingham on Saturday night kept their SLB Betty Cordona Group stage qualification hopes alive. It was a game that Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side took control of early and led from first buzzer to last although…
The Newcastle Eagles women go into Saturday evening’s SLB Betty Cordona Group match at Nottingham Wildcats knowing they need a win to have any chance of qualifying for the final four of the competition. With games to come against Manchester and Caledonia to complete the group stage a win to reverse last week’s heavy defeat…
The Newcastle Eagles women’s team and Head Coach Chloe Gaynor now know the standards they have to hit if they are to have a successful season in 2025/26. The Sheffield Hatters came into The Vertu Motors Arena and put a real marker down for the season ahead with a comprehensive victory. Prior to this opening…
