'Over the last couple of weeks, it has been a nightmare'.

>Injuries are inevitable in sport, admits Newcastle Eagles player-coach Fab Flournoy ahead of Saturday's BBL Trophy Final against Leicester Riders, but he confesses the last few weeks have tested his resources to the full, with Scott Martin suffering a back problem and Darius Defoe straining his hamstring while Flournoy himself should arguably not be back playing yet after rupturing his Achilles last year. However, the New Yorker adds: "When history looks at the final, it's not going to say, 'we had so-and-so injured'. The only thing it says is if you win or you lose' FULL INTERVIEW: Pages 48 & 49 PICTURE: Lewis Arnold