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Sindhu's French Open final and a series-clinching chance for India's women lead Sunday's sport

PV Sindhu takes on world No. 1 An Se-young in Paris, India's women can seal the ODI series against Zimbabwe in Vadodara, and Kimi Antonelli starts the US Grand Prix from pole.

From the editorial desk · New DelhiPublished
The cricket stadium at Kotambi, Vadodara (file photo)
The cricket stadium at Kotambi, Vadodara (file photo)Photo: Dibyajeet Dash / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Key points

  1. PV Sindhu meets An Se-young in the French Open final, chasing her first win over the Korean.
  2. India's women lead Zimbabwe 1-0 and play the second ODI at 2 pm IST in Vadodara.
  3. Kimi Antonelli starts from pole in Austin with the F1 title in reach.

Indian sport has a full Sunday, and it starts in Paris, where PV Sindhu plays the French Open final against An Se-young.

Sindhu reached her first final at the event by beating Japan’s Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 on Saturday. It is her second Super 750 final of the season, after her Japan Open title in July. An, the world No. 1 and reigning world champion, is a different proposition: Sindhu has never beaten her, and they have already met three times this year. “Every point matters,” Sindhu said after the semi-final.

Cricket

India’s women play Zimbabwe in the second one-day international at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, near Vadodara, from 2 pm IST. A win would give them the series with a match to spare. They won Friday’s opener by nine wickets, with Pratika Rawal making an unbeaten 100 and Shree Charani taking four for 23.

In New Zealand, India A are in the field at Lincoln on day two of the first unofficial Test, with New Zealand A 22 runs ahead on 135 for three overnight. The senior men’s team, 2-0 up in the T20I series, play the third match in Wellington on Tuesday.

Kabaddi

At the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad, India’s women, unbeaten after two games, play Uganda at 6:45 pm IST in what looks like the match that will decide the top of their group. The men, also two from two, play Malaysia later in the evening.

Overnight

Kimi Antonelli starts the United States Grand Prix from pole. A win in Austin makes him world champion if George Russell finishes ninth or lower and Lewis Hamilton fifth or lower.

In Spain, Barcelona, perfect so far in La Liga, host Real Madrid in the Clásico at 1:30 am IST on Monday, with Madrid missing Vinícius Júnior.