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Ninad Barbadikar

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Sports Journalist at Freelance

✍️Freelance sports journalist 📱 Social Media and Features for @Bundesliga_EN Ft. BBC Sport and Premier League, amongst others.

Articles

  • 1 week ago | premierleague.com | Ninad Barbadikar

    Football writer Ninad Barbadikar looks at which teams – on paper – have the hardest starts to the 2025/26 Premier League season. The wait is over. A new Premier League season is nearly upon us. Arne Slot’s Liverpool dominated the league last season, winning the title with four games to spare. They will be out to defend their crown with Arsenal and Manchester City, amongst others, hot on their heels. The battle for European places was a pulsating one in 2024/25 and we can expect a repeat of that.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ninad Barbadikar

    Guela Doue is 32 games into his second full season of senior football in Ligue 1, but is already making plenty of waves at Strasbourg under 40-year-old former Hull manager Liam Rosenior. After breaking through in the 2023-24 season at Rennes, Doue has demonstrated his versatility since his switch to Strasbourg.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ninad Barbadikar

    Nicknamed the 'Danish Beckham' of Ajax, Anton Gaaei has progressed quickly to become the first-choice right-back this season under Francesco Farioli. The 21-year-old, who joined Ajax after three seasons in the Danish Superliga with Viborg, has two goals and four assists in 23 Eredivisie appearances this term. What immediately stands out about Gaaei is both the quality and variety of his crossing.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ninad Barbadikar

    The youngest player of the three potential options - and arguably the one with the greatest potential - is Martim Fernandes, who has impressed many since breaking into the Porto first team this season. In 23 league appearances, Fernandes has five assists to his name and at just 19 years of age, is already a key creative cog in the side.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Ninad Barbadikar

    Guela Doue is 32 games into his second full season of senior football in Ligue 1, but is already making plenty of waves at Strasbourg under 40-year-old former Hull manager Liam Rosenior. After breaking through in the 2023-24 season at Rennes, Doue has demonstrated his versatility since his switch to Strasbourg.

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23 Jun 25

RT @AshwinRaman_: sports are a fundamental social institution because it teaches us all that the world is darkness and the good guys never…

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Ninad Barbadikar @NinadB_06
23 Jun 25

Mind boggling stuff.

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ke @02bron

Cuz this game was competitive and he deadass tried to be Einstein by leaving Siakim on the bench for 7 minutes while playing Tony Bradley and Thomas Bryant

Ninad Barbadikar
Ninad Barbadikar @NinadB_06
23 Jun 25

This is exactly what having it looks like.

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22 PTS 10 AST 0 TO @okcthunder are seeking an NBA Championship... 12 minutes remaining in GAME 7 🏆 https://t.co/Xbl1H3EW37