Basketball

Cheshire Phoenix made it six wins in seven against a stubborn Newcastle Eagles side in the British Basketball League. With Larry Austin Jr leading the charge, Phoenix dominated the first quarter of play.

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Cheshire Phoenix basketball players visited St Mary of the Angels School in Ellesmere Port to help motivate young children to get involved in sport. Local stars such as Jamell Anderson and Larry Austin Jr. spoke about their backgrounds and their journey towards becoming professional players.

Cheshire Phoenix welcome London Lions to Ellesmere Port Sports Village in the BBL this Sunday. The Nix will look to stick to their tested brand of basketball and feed off their crowd's energy to secure the victory.

Cheshire Phoenix will play for silverware when they take on the London Lions in the BBL Trophy final on Sunday (20th March). The Nix travel to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow looking for their first piece of silverware since 2018.

Cheshire Phoenix are looking to make back-to-back BBL Trophy finals this Sunday as they battle the B.Braun Sheffield Sharks. The Nix are the defending BBL Trophy champions after taking down London Lions at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow last year. Larry...

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Liverpool’s hopes of a top two finish in the NBL Division Three are over after an 82-78 defeat at Manchester Swarm. Parkinson and Deveney top scored for Liverpool, with 24 and 22 points respectively, while Houghton and Schnall ran the show for Swarm, with 21 and 17.

Cheshire Phoenix are preparing to host Leicester Riders at home this Sunday in the BBL Championship. Following a hard fought loss to Caledonia Gladiators on Friday (February 17), Cheshire must channel their focus toward their next game.

A late Kahron Ross deuce was enough to ensure that Cheshire would extend their winning streak to four wins after a scintillating 77-75 derby day victory over bitter adversaries, Manchester Giants.