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Controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank will be allowed to call witnesses and plead his case directly to the AFL appeals board when he attempts to have his lifetime ban overturned.Dank, the architect of Essendons ill-fated 2012 supplements program, was found guilty of 10 breaches of the AFLs anti-doping code in April last year.He was subsequently banned for life from working in any sport in Australia or overseas by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal.The appeals board issued a statement on Friday to clarify Danks rights at the open hearing after a Fairfax Media report stated only written submissions would be allowed.The statement contained in the article that oral submissions (and by inference that oral evidence) would not be allowed at the hearing of Mr Danks appeal is totally incorrect, the statement from board members Peter OCallaghan QC, Murray Kellam AO and Geoff Giudice AO read.All parties shall be entitled to call and rely upon such oral or written evidence as is relevant and make such oral or written submissions as they consider appropriate.Danks appeal will be heard at AFL House on Monday and is expected to go for three days.Thirty-four past and present Essendon players missed the 2016 season after they were banned in January for anti-doping code violations arising from the supplements program Dank oversaw.Farid Diaz Jersey . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Edwin Cardona Jersey . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. http://www.nationalcolombiafootball.com/guillermo-celis-colombia-jersey/ . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Andres Escobar Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Carlos Valderrama Jersey . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve.Head coach Ben Ryan says Fiji are the team to beat at the Rio Olympics ahead of the next round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore.After last weeks triumph in Hong Kong his side are targeting back-to-back round victories and want to arrive at the Rio Olympics in pole position.We did want to go to the Olympic Games as number one seeds... and were happy with that favourites tag, said Ryan. I know the history of Olympic team sports often means that the number one team in the world going into that Olympic sport often doesnt win but we still think were better off being number one than number two.Well put it out there that we will be the team to beat. Anyone that beats us will probably win the gold medal.Ryan said Fiji also took heart from their record in three-day tournaments, the format that will be played in Rio, after winning four out of four in the past two years.If another team suddenly smashes the next three tournaments then that might change things, Ryan said.But weve had four three-day tournaments, the same as Rio, in the last two years and Fiji has won every single one of them.Confidence is high but we have to make sure we dont get over-confident... Im keeping the pressure on the boys this week. Savenaca Rawaca scoring one of his 5 tries during last weeks HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong For Ben Ryan and his men an Olympic gold medal would have added significance given this years cyclone disaster.dddddddddddd Fiji is still recovering from Cyclone Winston which left 44 dead, 60,000 homeless and crippled the countrys infrastructure.Weve had players that have lost their houses, families that have lost their businesses. Its been a tough time, we now have food shortages and the cost of food has doubled, he said.Its tough and the boys will go back and do their bit and give their winnings to their families, he added.An Olympic win will go beyond rugby. That will boost all our younger athletes to think that if those 12 players from their villages can go to the Olympic Games, then why cant they do it in other sports?Watch the HSBC World Sevens Series as the teams head to Singapore, live on Sky Sports 4 from 2.50am this Saturday. Catch all the action for £6.99 with a NOW TV day pass. Also See:Fiji triumph in Hong KongSevens on SkyFollow @SkySportsRugbyPundits ' ' '