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On Sunday, SpaceX is launching one of its last big flight tests for NASA, one that could ultimately pave the way for the company to fly people to space later this year. For this flight, SpaceX will test out the emergency escape system on its new passenger spacecraft — and will probably destroy a Falcon 9 rocket in the process.
The vehicle that SpaceX is testing is its new Crew Dragon capsule, a passenger spacecraft the company has been developing for NASA as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew program. Before NASA will let its astronauts fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the agency wants to know that the vehicle can keep people safe in the unlikely event of an emergency. That’s what this weekend’s test, known as an in-flight abort test, is...
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Bangladesh called up uncapped fast bowler Hasan Mahmud for their three-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan which has been engulfed by fears over player safety.
At a time when bowlers are worried about their workload, India's Umesh Yadav lamented the lack of it, saying he is "playing lesser and lesser" in top-flight.
The BCCI on Saturday invited applications for the post of national selectors with only two slots to be filled in the senior panel.
The India U-19 cricket team will begin their quest to defend the ICC U-19 World Cup title when they begin their campaign vs Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein on Sunday.
The ploy of the getting Manish Pandey and Navdeep Saini into the playing XI for the second ODI, reaped rich dividends for the Indian team against Australia, as that gave a lot more balance to the side. With the decider to be played at Bengaluru on Sunday, India would not want to tinker with the line up.
India vs Australia 3rd ODI on January 19 (Sunday) will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. The match will be played in Mumbai and will begin at 13:00 HRS IST. You can also follow all the action on our live blog (IND vs AUS).
After India leveled the three-match ODI series at Rajkot, with an emphatic 36-run win, the action now moves to Bengaluru for the final match. There's a lot to play for the Indians as they had lost the last ODI series against the Aussies and the hosts would want to change that. As has been the case with most encounters at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, expect Sunday's match to be another high-scoring one.
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KL Rahul's form makes him a favourite to get picked in the Test team even as selectors fret on Hardik Pandya's fitness before picking squads for the New Zealand tour.
Ex-Indian cricketers, including the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, and various politicians have condoled the demise of former Test all-rounder Rameshchandra Gangaram 'Bapu' Nadkarni
K.L. Rahul, who played a match-winning knock in the second ODI against Australia, has revealed that in order to bat in the middle-order, he watched a lot of videos of Steve Smith, AB de Villiers and Kane Williamson.
After wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, five members of the Bangladesh coaching staff will not be travelling with the team for the first leg of the Pakistan tour later this month.
South African coach Mark Boucher said on Friday he was "concerned" about cricket's disciplinary regulations after fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was handed a ban
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