Sport News Update, what you need to know

AUSTRALIAN RULES - Essendon made the wrong choice when it hired Dean Robinson and Stephen Dank to run its supplements program, former coach James Hird says.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL - Jarryd Hayne's NFL future will be decided by mercurial former Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly who's been taken on the San Francisco 49ers job.

RUGBY LEAGUE - Paul Green says the North Queensland Cowboys board did not stop him from taking up the Maroons State of Origin coaching reins in 2016.

CRICKET - A powerful Chris Lynn batting display has propelled the Brisbane Heat to an upset win over the Melbourne Stars at the MCG.

TENNIS - Rain has played havoc with the Sydney International draw, with the men's quarter-finals and women's semi-finals held over until Friday

SOCCER - Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned by FIFA from signing players for two transfer windows for breaching rules relating to players under 18.