veteran defender will play on for at least one more AFL season.Named in the 2016 All Australian squad, Simpson has agreed to a one-year deal

Kade Simpson has signed a new contract at Carlton, ensuring the veteran defender will play on for at least one more AFL season.Named in the 2016 All Australian squad, Simpson has agreed to a one-year deal meaning he will head into a 15th pre-season campaign.The 32-year-old was one of Carltons best players in a 2016 season highlighted by his 250-game milestone for the club.Simpson said the promise Carlton showed at different times this season had made it an attractive incentive to keep playing.The club is united and, while we know we have plenty of hard work ahead of us, we have an exciting young list coming through and its an environment I want to be part of, Simpson said.Simpson was recruited to Carlton at pick No.45 in the 2002 national draft and made his debut against Geelong midway through the 2003 season. Ryan Ramczyk Youth Jersey . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. Morten Andersen Youth Jersey . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. http://www.shoptheofficialsaints.com/ . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. Marshon Lattimore Jersey . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Wil Lutz Jersey . Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year. Fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are expected to be available for New South Wales at times during the Matador Cup next month, but the Blues will have do without Mitchell Starc as they defend their title.Hazlewood is being rested from Australias ODI tour of South Africa to help him preprare for the home Test summer, and Cummins has been out of action for a year due to a stress fracture in his back. Neither of the two men, who are both Cricket Australia-contracted, have been named in the 14-man Matador Cup squad but Cricket New South Wales said they would be available at stages.The Blues cruised to last years title off the back of a remarkable tournament from Starc, who claimed 26 wickets - the next best in the whole competition was Kane Richardsons 15 for South Australia. Like Hazlewood, Starc was being rested from the ODI tour of South Africa but an accident at training in Sydney last week has curtailed his preparation for the summer.Starc was going for a catch when he collided with a stump that had been dug into the ground, causing a deep laceration to his left shin. Australia captain Steven Smith said on Monday it was one of the most gruesome things Ive ever seen, but was confident Starc woould be fit for the first Test of the summer.ddddddddddddThe aim is for Starc to play New South Wales first Sheffield Shield game of the season, starting on October 25.That means the Blues will rely instead on fast bowlers Doug Bollinger and Gurinder Sandhu to lead their attack during the Matador Cup, along with Hazlewood and Cummins when available. However, there is no shortage of international experience in the group, with Nathan Lyon, Peter Nevill, Steve OKeefe and captain Moises Henriques all having played on Australias recent tour of Sri Lanka.Young fast bowlers Harry Conway and Ben Dwarshuis have been included and are in line for their List A debuts, while offspinner Chris Green is in the group having not played in last years Matador Cup. New South Wales begin their campaign against the Cricket Australia XI on October 7 at Hurstville Oval.New South Wales squad Moises Henriques (capt), Doug Bollinger, Ryan Carters, Harry Conway, Ed Cowan, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Green, Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, Peter Nevill, Steve OKeefe, Kurtis Patterson, Gurinder Sandhu. ' ' '