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The partnership between Newcastle Eagles and Vertu will continue into the 2026/27 season and beyond thanks to a new multi-year agreement between Britain’s most successful basketball team and the UK’s fourth-largest automotive retailer group. The extension means the partnership, which dates back to 2014 as one of the most long-standing relationships in British basketball, will…

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Newcastle College to Lead Historic Newcastle Eagles Play-Off Takeover

April 29, 2026

Newcastle College students will take centre stage this Friday as they deliver the biggest and most comprehensive student-led takeover ever seen at a Newcastle Eagles men’s game. The College is partnering with the Eagles for their Super League Basketball Men’s Play-Off Quarter-Finals first leg against the London Lions, transforming the game into a full-scale showcase…

Lisa Hamilton-Murray

Reflecting, Resetting and Ready For Friday

April 28, 2026

Newcastle Eagles ended their regular season schedule down in Bristol on Sunday with a 94-75 loss. On the face of it a disappointing way to end a frustrating season. But this was a game where they were in the contest until half-time and then circumstances conspired against them. As Head Coach Marc Steutel explained in…

Bristol Flyers

Well Within Gaynor’s Grasp

Newcastle Eagles went into their final regular season game of the season against Caledonia Gladiators knowing that they could not improve on their fifth place standing in the SLB. In the end a 92-73 loss against the League’s second top side mattered little. It was only in the latter stages of the match-up that Caledonia…

Caledonia Gladiators Women

Report: Bristol Flyers 94-75 Eagles Men

Newcastle Eagles’ regular season came to a disappointing losing end down in the South West on Sunday afternoon. They went down to a 94-75 defeat against Bristol Flyers but there were mitigating circumstances. Marc Steutel’s men turned up to play without both Deion Hammond and Ray’Sean Taylor who were inactive on the roster for the…

Bristol Flyers

Report: Eagles Women 73-92 Caledonia Gladiators

In the end due to results elsewhere this was a meaningless game but only in terms of final League placings. On the court both teams certainly played with meaning and gave their all in the full forty minutes. A game where both teams were close for a lengthy period until the final quarter. Those ten…

Caledonia Gladiators Women

Preview: Eagles Men at Bristol Flyers

Newcastle Eagles will finish eighth in the SLB standings for the 2025/26 regular season after a thrilling but ultimately unsuccessful double-overtime 94-86 loss to Leicester Riders in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. It means a two-legged play-off quarter final tie against the regular season champions London Lions who have also won the SLB Trophy…

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Report: Eagles Men 86-94 Leicester Riders

April 25, 2026

After a third successive Friday night home loss in the Vertu Arena the Newcastle Eagles now know their final position in the SLB standings and who their quarter-final opponents will be. They will finish eighth in the table meaning they take on regular season Champions, the London Lions. That’s going to be a tough challenge…

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Preview: Eagles Women’s Season Finale vs Caledonia Gladiators

April 24, 2026

Newcastle Eagles go into Saturday night’s crucial clash with Caledonia Gladiators at the Vertu Arena knowing it is a must win game if they are to clinch a top four end of regular season placing. That would then give them a home quarter-final tie in the one-off play-off series. Home advantage is much coveted by…

Caledonia Gladiators Women

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How GB Made Our Arena Their Fortress

February 12, 2026

Since February 2020, the Great Britain Men’s team has enjoyed some of their best moments at Newcastle’s Vertu Arena. In eight international games played in front of one of the most passionate basketball cities in the country, GB have beaten established nations such as Greece, Czechia and the current FIBA EuroBasket champions Germany at the…

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January 15, 2026

GB Return To Face Italy

Tickets are on sale for the Great Britain Men’s team’s FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifier against Italy in Newcastle at the Vertu Arena next month. The game, which will take place on 27 February (7.30pm), is GB’s third in the competition’s First Round Group D after November’s narrow loss to Lithuania in London and…

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April 3, 2025

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu Bounce Into A Decade of Community Basketball

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu have agreed to continue a decade-long partnership, which has supported community initiatives, introduced thousands of young people to basketball and helped drive the Eagles to become the most successful British basketball team of all time. Over the last 10 years, Vertu has expanded its sponsorship from providing a small number of…

Arena

February 24, 2025

Preview: GB vs Czechia (FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier)

Let the EuroBasket celebrations begin — that’s the message from proud playcaller Marc Steutel as glory-hunting Great Britain wrap up Group F on Tyneside tonight. The hosts face Czechia at the Vertu Motors Arena with their ticket already stamped for August’s championship tournament. And after Friday’s nailbiting win in Holland secured qualification with a game…

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Robertson Homes Make A Difference

January 20, 2025

GB Back Home Next Month

One month from today, Great Britain will return to the Vertu Motors Arena to take on Czechia in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Monday 24 February at 7:30pm. This will be the eighth time the home of Newcastle Eagles has hosted the national team and follows historic games recent years against basketball powerhouses of…

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August 20, 2024

Long-time supporters of Newcastle Eagles basketball club and the Eagles Community Foundation, Robertson Homes recently donated two days of volunteering to refresh the Vertu Motors Arena ready for the new season. The arena, which is owned and operated by the Foundation, was in need of a lick of paint this summer after recent years of…

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December 22, 2023

Coming ‘Home’, Newcastle

Big time international basketball returns to the North East next year after Great Britain confirmed plans to revisit its popular Newcastle base. The Vertu Motors Arena has become a home from home for the senior men’s roster with bumper crowds backing the national team on Tyneside. And with Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller Marc Steutel…

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December 6, 2023

Feeding Families Collection This Week

This week at the Vertu Motors Arena we will be taking donations for Feeding Families, the North East-based charity hat offers support, hope and security to those experiencing food poverty. At this difficult time of the year for so many people and in tough economic times across the board, the Eagles family want to ensure that…

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Newcastle College to Lead Historic Newcastle Eagles Play-Off Takeover

April 29, 2026

Lisa Hamilton-Murray

Reflecting, Resetting and Ready For Friday

April 28, 2026

Bristol Flyers

Report: Bristol Flyers 94-75 Eagles Men

Bristol Flyers

Preview: Eagles Men at Bristol Flyers

Bristol Flyers

Report: Eagles Men 86-94 Leicester Riders

April 25, 2026

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Preview: Eagles Men vs Leicester Riders

April 23, 2026

Newcastle Eagles approach the last weekend of the regular season knowing that they have qualified for the end of season playoffs. What they do not know as yet and will not know until after the weekend is done and dusted is where they will finish or who they will play. They could finish as high…

Leicester Riders

Report: Eagles Men 82-85 Sheffield Sharks

April 18, 2026

For the second Friday in a row inside their own Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles failed to take advantage of a winning opportunity against a top four side in the SLB standings. Last weekend Manchester took a 3-point win and this Friday it was fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks taking the win. In losing a game they…

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April 17, 2026

Maceo Jack Injury Update

Newcastle Eagles will be without the on-court presence of Maceo Jack for the remainder of this Super League Basketball (SLB) season following an ankle injury he sustained during last weekend’s away win at Surrey 89ers. Despite continuing the game, showing his trademark toughness for the Eagles, diagnosis from the club’s medical team this week means…

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Newcastle Children Taking To The Court In 2026 Hoops 4 Health Finals

April 21, 2026

The Newcastle Hoops 4 Health Tournament brought energy, teamwork and community spirit to the Vertu Arena on Tuesday 31 March, with vital support from Newcastle Hospitals Charity helping to make the event possible. A total of 12 schools and 28 teams took part, engaging more than 224 young people from across the city in a…

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March 19, 2026

North Tyneside Schools Tip-Off Under The Bright Lights

Eagles Community Foundation and Northumbria Healthcare Bright Charity are celebrating 13th anniversary of their long-running partnership. The two North East charities have worked together since the start of 2013 to engage young people with informative sessions about exercise and healthy lifestyles through the Eagles’ award-winning Hoops 4 Health initiative. Bright Charity directly support their native…

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North East Foundations Together Through Sport

December 4, 2025

North East sports clubs and foundations, together with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and the North East Housing Partnership, are coming together to make sure that no child is left on the sidelines with the launch of a new campaign to raise funds to provide sporting opportunities for children across the region. The Together Through…

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English Basketball Fellowship Trophy Awarded To Eagles Community Foundation

November 20, 2025

Eagles Community Foundation have been awarded the English Basketball Fellowship Trophy for 2025. The honour was presented on court just moments before Newcastle Eagles tipped-off in their Super League Basketball home game at the Vertu Arena last Friday, November 14. The English Basketball Fellowship, founded in 1980 by members of the English Basketball Association, consists…

Andy Milbourne

Fuse Media Sail Ahead With Foundation Fundraising

November 11, 2025

A pioneering data connectivity firm is strengthening its links with the North East community after pledging a four-figure sum to two life-changing regional charities. Tyneside-based Fuse Media is seeking to switch up its fundraising plans after raising £500 apiece for the Eagles Community Foundation and the Great North Children’s Hospital. And after bagging a podium…

Foundation

July 19, 2025

Summer 2025 Camps

Our 2025 Summer Camps at the Vertu Arena are available to book on the Nest now for ages Under-6 all the way through to Under-18 from 9am to 3pm daily. Whether it’s advancing your game with skills camps led by our performance coaches or just having fun and staying active during the holidays, we’ve got…

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April 3, 2025

Newcastle Eagles and Vertu Bounce Into A Decade of Community Basketball

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Junior Clubs Tip-Off With Hummel

April 2, 2025

The Eagles Community Foundation’s junior clubs will tip-off in a new range of playing and training kit from hummel. This exciting deal sees hummel’s iconic chevrons adorn reversible jerseys, shorts and brand new off-court and training apparel for the foundation’s junior clubs across the North East. Bespoke designs for all 13 of the foundation’s clubs,…

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Well Within Gaynor’s Grasp

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Report: Eagles Women 73-92 Caledonia Gladiators

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Preview: Eagles Women’s Season Finale vs Caledonia Gladiators

April 24, 2026

Caledonia Gladiators Women

Play-Offs Advantage Left Hanging

April 20, 2026

Newcastle Eagles just came up short on Saturday evening down in St. Albans against the Oaklands Wolves after a really good all-round effort. Their 81-76 loss denting their hopes of a top four finish in the SLBW Championship but not completely ending them. Newcastle now need to beat Caledonia next Saturday night at home in…

Chloe Gaynor

Report: Oaklands Wolves 81-76 Eagles Women

April 20, 2026

Newcastle Eagles narrowly failed to close out a titanic tussle down at Oakland Wolves that would have cemented a top four finish for the regular season. Their 81-76 loss a great effort and one when the only time they didn’t really lead was crucially down the stretch. Head Coach Chloe Gaynor commented on the result…

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Preview: Eagles Women at Oaklands Wolves

April 18, 2026

Newcastle Eagles head down south to take on the Oaklands Wolves on Saturday evening currently sitting fourth in the SLBW standings. A placing that would get them a coveted home quarter final place in the end of season play-offs. But with Saturday’s game and a home encounter to follow against Caledonia Gladiators next weekend to…

Oaklands Wolves

Report: Eagles Women 59-58 Nottingham Wildcats

April 13, 2026

This was not a game for the purists. It was the sort of game that even Coaches dislike. But it was thrillingly exciting and one in which both sides showed great determination and character. The Eagles as they so often do somehow someway finding a way to come through to take the win. A vital…

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