Sunday Night Breakdown

Sunday Night Breakdown

By Daniel Routledge and Dave ForresterSportsBasketball
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Sunday Night Breakdown episodes

  • S6E21 - Sunday Night Breakdown 16 Feb 2026

    Semi-final action took centre stage in Super League this week, as Manchester and London booked their places in the Final next month. Dan and Dave look back at the action and a little postscript on the latest around GB national teams.


    London Lions 89-72 Cheshire Phoenix (CUP)

    Surrey 89ers 87-101 Manchester Basketball (CUP)

    Manchester Basketball 99-92 Surrey 89ers (CUP) (Manchester win 200-179 on aggregate)

    Cheshire Phoenix 84-76 London Lions (CUP) (London win 165-156 on aggregate)

    Postscript on GB

    58 min
  • S6E20 - Sunday Night Breakdown 08 Feb 2026

    What a weekend in the Super League, four games decided by a combined six points, two game winning threes and a record-breaking Sunday. Dan and Dave look back at all the action


    Bristol Flyers 77-67 Sheffield Sharks

    Cheshire Phoenix 98-99 Manchester Basketball

    Surrey 89ers 89-80 London Lions

    Leicester Riders 102-100 Newcastle Eagles

    Manchester Basketball 83-84 Caledonia Gladiators

    Sheffield Sharks 77-75 Cheshire Phoenix


    1 hr 30 min
  • S6E19 - Sunday Night Breakdown 01 Feb 2026

    Trophy Finals day took centre stage in British Basketball this weekend, with London claiming the prize despite a late fightback from Newcastle, whilst the Hatters finally got their hands on the Betty Codona Trophy. In league play, Surrey's form continues, Bristol got revenge and Cheshire had a routine win, Dan and Dave look back at all the action


    Caledonia Gladiators 76-101 Cheshire Phoenix

    Leicester Riders 80-89 Surrey 89ers

    Manchester Basketball 80-85 Bristol Flyers

    Sheffield Hatters 80-62 Caledonia Gladiators (TRO)

    London Lions 74-68 Newcastle Eagles (TRO)


    1 hr 10 min
  • S6E18 - Sunday Night Breakdown 25 Jan 2026

    All eyes turned to the cup this weekend as the quarter-finals took centre stage, Surrey came from 24 down to knock off Leicester again, whilst Cheshire outlasted Sheffield and London and Manchester eased through. Dan and dave look back at all the action.


    Leicester Riders 94-102 Surrey 89ers (CUP)

    Newcastle Eagles 68-94 London Lions (CUP)

    Manchester Basketball 92-67 Bristol Flyers (CUP)

    Sheffield Sharks 100-103 Cheshire Phoenix (CUP)


    1 hr 17 min
  • S6E17 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 Jan 2026

    Bristol and Surrey both won on Friday, but neither could double up on Sunday, whilst Sheffield slipped to two defeats. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in Super League Basketball this weekend.


    Newcastle Eagles 83-85 Bristol Flyers (OT)

    Surrey 89ers 88-77 Sheffield Sharks

    Bristol Flyers 79-84 Leicester Riders

    Manchester Basketball 102-98 Newcastle Eagles

    Sheffield Sharks 83-92 London Lions

    Cheshire Phoenix 100-90 Surrey 89ers

    1 hr 22 min
  • S6E16 - Sunday Night Breakdown 11 Jan 2026

    Surrey are flying with wins at home and away, whilst London maintained their dominance at the top and behind them teams keep knocking each other off. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in Super League Basketball this weekend.


    Manchester Basketball 84-106 Sheffield Sharks

    Newcastle Eagles 50-76 London Lions

    Surrey 89ers 93-80 Bristol Flyers

    Leicester Riders 102-95 Manchester Basketball

    Caledonia Gladiators 73-86 Surrey 89ers

    Cheshire Phoenix 101-98 Newcastle Eagles


    1 hr 1 min
  • S6E15 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 Jan 2026

    Newcastle and London booked their spot in the SLB Trophy final, whilst there was plenty of championship games as well as the festive period came to an end. Dan and Dave look back at all the action.


    Caledonia Gladiators 75-88 Manchester Basketball

    Sheffield Sharks 101-97 Cheshire Phoenix

    Leicester Riders 85-73 Bristol Flyers

    Surrey 89ers 82-88 Newcastle Eagles

    Newcastle Eagles 100-89 Cheshire Phoenix (TRO)

    London Lions 77-58 Bristol Flyers (TRO)

    Bristol Flyers 76-77 London Lions (TRO) (Lions win 154-134 on aggregate)

    Sheffield Sharks 88-94 Surrey 89ers

    Cheshire Phoenix 112-105 Newcastle Eagles (TRO) (Eagles win 205-201 on aggregate)

    1 hr 49 min
  • S6E14 - Sunday Night Breakdown 29 Dec 2025

    Big wins for Surrey and Caledonia as they bring their losing slides to an end, whilst London strengthen their position at the top. Dan and Dave look back at all the action and reflect on the passing of Russ Saunders, one of the true greats of the British game.


    Remembering Russ Saunders

    Leicester Riders 75-83 London Lions

    Bristol Flyers 86-87 Surrey 89ers (OT)

    Newcastle Eagles 79-87 Caledonia Gladiators

    Cheshire Phoenix 116-90 Manchester Basketball

    A look at the table

    1 hr 22 min
  • S6E13 - Sunday Night Breakdown 22 Dec 2025

    What a week for Manchester as they follow up European success with wins away to London and at home to Surrey. Dan and Dave look back at the action from Super League Basketball, with some truly random stats thrown in for good measure, plus Dan is not happy with yet more kit clashes.


    The randomest time stat?

    Colourblind nightmare

    Bristol Flyers 87-67 Caledonia Gladiators

    Newcastle Eagles 98-85 Leicester Riders

    Surrey 89ers 79-101 Cheshire Phoenix

    London Lions 74-91 Manchester Basketball

    Manchester Basketball 94-80 Surrey 89ers

    Caledonia Gladiators 74-82 London Lions

    A look at the table

    1 hr 13 min
  • S6E12 - Sunday Night Breakdown 14 Dec 2025

    The trophy took centre stage and there was drama on the final day as Sheffield let slip a semi-final berth to let Bristol in and London held off Surrey to make the final four. Dan and Dave look back over all the action, plus the Niners big cup victory.


    Newcastle Eagles 94-89 Sheffield Sharks (TRO)

    Bristol Flyers 62-71 London Lions (TRO)

    Surrey 89ers 99-69 Caledonia Gladiators (CUP)

    Leicester Riders 111-108 Manchester Basketball (OT) (TRO)

    Sheffield Sharks 90-79 Caledonia Gladiators (TRO)

    London Lions 87-83 Surrey 89ers (TRO)


    1 hr 15 min

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Breaking down the latest action from the Super League Basketball with SLB commentator Daniel Routledge and former Newcastle Eagles assistant coach Dave Forrester.

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