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GLASGOW, Scotland -- The 38-member World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board -- a body that includes sports and anti-doping administrators, former athletes and government officials -- will meet Sunday to discuss several significant reform proposals and confirm the expected re-election of WADA president Craig Reedie.Months of conflict with the International Olympic Committee over how to deal with a massive doping scandal in Russia and correct overall deficiencies in anti-doping resulted in an open rift at the Rio Summer Games. Despite compelling evidence of state-sponsored doping gathered by whistle-blowers, investigative reporters and two separate WADA probes, the IOC dismissed WADAs recommendation for a blanket ban on Russias athletes and cleared the way for most to compete.Publicly, both sides agree on the need for greater autonomy and funding for WADA, and the chill between the two appeared to be thawing last month when the IOC formalized its wish list for a restructuring of global anti-doping that paralleled many of WADAs aims. But fissures reopened and politicking broke out last week at a meeting of national Olympic committee leaders. Sundays meeting should be a good gauge of exactly how far apart WADA and the IOC stand and what would be involved in a true separation of WADA from the sports institutions it is supposed to regulate.Whats on the agenda?Proposals call for potentially sweeping changes in WADAs structure and sanctioning power and a beefed-up investigative staff. The Russian scandal exposed WADAs inability to cope with large-scale organized doping, something the agency wants to remedy with a spectrum of penalties including fines and -- in cases where anti-doping has been systematically undermined -- the authority to impose wholesale suspensions. That is sure to inflame the IOC and move the two bureaucracies into uncharted territory in their jurisdictional battle. WADA leadership will contend there is ample support for these measures from athletes, governments who fund anti-doping and the national anti-doping organizations themselves. Another core proposal to create a new, independent testing entity from scratch is still in the study stage: How would such an entity be funded? Would established anti-doping organizations with good reputations be incorporated or dismantled? A lot of basic questions are still on the table.Is Reedies job secure?The 75-year-old IOC member and former international badminton official is running unopposed for a second three-year term. Reedie was publicly excoriated by leaders of several national Olympic committees at a meeting in Doha, Qatar, last week, in part because WADA had just announced a suspension of the accredited laboratory there. That prompted accusations of a deliberate attempt to embarrass the host, a country with obvious Olympic ambitions, but WADA officials insisted the timing was coincidental. The IOC then endorsed Reedies second term while at the same time calling for a neutral president to be selected in the course of future structural reform. Current WADA rules mandate that the position switch back and forth between individuals representing Olympic sport and a national government. In practice, it may be extremely difficult to find someone with a working knowledge of sports and anti-doping -- but without a vested interest -- to lead the organization.Where does WADA stand on Russias national anti-doping organization, which was declared out of compliance last year?The board will hear an update on RUSADAs progress. UK anti-doping officials attempting to oversee testing and reform measures there earlier this year painted a bleak picture, citing numerous instances of evasions, denial and obstruction. The Russian track and field federation remains suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the sports international governing body. WADA also is slated to formalize a new whistle-blower policy outlining standards for treatment and support of those who come forward. That move follows wide criticism of WADAs longtime inaction in the case of Vitaly Stepanov and his wife, Yuliya Stepanova, the former anti-doping worker and elite runner whose notes and secret recordings tore the cover off the Russian track scandal.After this meeting, what is the next shoe to drop?Law professor Richard McLaren of Canada is due to deliver the second part of his WADA-commissioned independent investigation into Russian doping next month. His initial report, instigated by?descriptions of sabotage and manipulation of test results by the former Moscow lab director who oversaw anti-doping operations at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, was released on the eve of Rio 2016. It implicated an array of winter and summer sports other than track and field. The IOC set up its own ongoing investigation as a follow-up to McLarens and said Sochi samples would be retested. 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Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007.Andy Halliday insists there will be no hard feelings if Hibernian players refuse to form a guard of honour for Scottish Championship winners Rangers on Wednesday night.Ibrox supporters believe Alan Stubbs team should pay tribute by applauding their side on to the Easter Road pitch but that might be a bitter pill to swallow for the Edinburgh side, especially with their promotion hopes now hanging in the balance.Stubbs has refused to confirm or deny whether his players will welcome Rangers out of the tunnel, but midfielder Halliday says there will be no row if the hosts reject the request. Rangers manager Mark Warburton (left) with Andy Halliday He said: Thats up to Hibs. I would like to think [they would] as obviously its been part and parcel of football for a long time. But its up to them. There will certainly be no hard feelings if they dont. Its completely up to them. Manager Mark Warburton admits he would be touched by such a move but also said there would be no issue if it does not materialise.If its a gesture made by a club then were appreciative of it, he said. If its not then theres no issue. Well see what happens. It happens sometimes, other times it doesnt. So we will wait until Wednesday but it wont be high on the agenda from our perspective. Hibs boss Alan Stubbs and Rangers manager Mark Warburton Would we do it if roles were reversed? If that was the case we could discuss it, but it didnt happen.Wednesdays clash will act as a dress rehearsal for next months Scottish Cup final after both sides booked their place with dramatic penalty shoot-out victories in the last four.Hibs overcame Dundee United but will place just as much importance on their midweek encounter with the Gers as they look to breathe fresh life into their play-off hopes. Hibernian Head Coach Alan Stubbs wants his side to forget about their Scottish Cup final with Rangers and focus on beating them in the Championship After beating Celltic, Rangers are aiming for their first major cup triumph since 2011 and a return to Europe four years on from their financial troubles.dddddddddddd Halliday is more concerned about maintaining momentum but does not think the midweek result will have an impact come cup final day.Were going to go for the cup and Europe but weve got a very tough game in Hibs, he said. They got to the League Cup final and now theyre in the Scottish Cup final as well as challenging for promotion. Rangers players celebrate their penalty shoot-out win over Celtic I think they are a side that has not had enough credit for the way they have done this season.But I dont think (Wednesdays game will have any extra impact ahead of the cup final). Anything can happen in a cup game. Hibs are a good team, were a good team and there is so much at stake so it will really be the team which turns up on cup final day that wins the game and the cup, so I dont think that will have any bearing on how Wednesday will pan out.The cup winners will enter next seasons Europa League at the second qualifying round on July 14 but Warburton is not worried that fighting on two fronts would tire his team out as they try to re-adjust to life in the top flight. Rangers manager Mark Warburton thinks their Scottish Cup win against Celtic proves how good they are I think you have to accept European football and say thank you very much, he said. If you have the chance to go for European football, to test your squad, to develop the players, to excite the fans, I cant believe you would turn that down. What we have to do is prepare as well as possible for it.It will be a new experience for many but people like Davie Weir and Kenny Miller have been through it, so we have experience in the squad and the players we bring in we hope will have experience as well.Watch Hibernian v Rangers on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 2, from 7.30pm. Also See:Sky Live: Hibs v RangersRangers beat rivals CelticKing in tears after Gers winStubbs: Points our priority ' ' '