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Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI president

On 10 May 2016 Shashank Vyankatesh Manohar resigned as the President of BCCI.
•    He also stepped down as the BCCI representative in the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council .
•    He served as the president of the cricketing body from 25 September 2008 to 19 September 2011.
•    He is holding the office of the president of the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) who is one of the three full members in the state of Maharashtra.
•    He is also referred to as Mr. Clean and is also known for his spotless track record and integrity in cricketing circles.
•    Meanwhile in the Supreme Court, BCCI was questioned about their apprehensiveness to implement the Lodha Committee reforms.

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Charles Borromeo resigned from Tata Steel Sports Department

Charles Borromeo on 28 April 2016 resigned from the head of the Tata Steel sports department post.
Vigilance department officials of the company had questioned him in connection with alleged irregularities in tender process of 4.40 crore rupees.
•    He won a gold medal of 800 m at the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi 
•    He was also a part of Indian Olympic contingent that took place at Los Angeles in 1984.
•    He joined Tata Steel as sports assistant in 1979 
•    In 1982, he topped the six-nation Athletic Meet in Mumbai by winning the Inter-State Championship at Kozhikode 
•    He won bronze medal at the Peking International Games in China 
•    Tata honored him as the Best Sportsman in 1984. 
•    He also represented India at a number of track and field meets around the world, including Japan and China, where he again won gold medals.
•    He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 and the Padma Shri in 1984.

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