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‘It speaks volumes’: Cameron Smith defends Billy Slater’s Origin reign
The NRL and Melbourne Storm legend has backed his former teammate to coach the Maroons “for many years to come”.

Grant praises 'very brave' Munster
Harry Grant speaks about Cameron Munster's strength and character after the passing of his father.

Green light for Blues duo as To’o, Haas resume full training
NSW received a double dose of good news, with key players Brian To’o and Payne Haas training with the rest of the squad on Monday night.

A crucial score review error in the Melbourne-Adelaide game has been admitted to by the AFL.
A crucial score review error in the Melbourne-Adelaide game has been admitted to by the AFL.

Why was Walsh not picked? Because ‘The Hammer’ can break the Blues apart
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has vowed to replay the faith of Maroons coach Billy Slater, despite the calls for Reece Walsh to be parachuted into the Origin fold.

QLD Can Score - But Can They Stop What’s Coming? Six Tackles with Gus
Gus dissects the Origin decider and explains why he believes Queensland have enough to question the Blues, listen and find out who he thinks can pull this big moment off. Plus Gus is joined by a surprise former Origin star he used to coach.

Merrett must consider bombshell move for success
Matthew Lloyd weighs in on calls that Zach Merrett should request a trade from Essendon and pursue success.

Should you replace your Windows 10 PC on Prime Day? Here’s how to know
By now, you should know that Microsoft has been trying hard to move you away from Windows 10 and onto Windows 11 by October 2025. What you might not know is whether you can even upgrade your existing PC to Windows 11—and if you can’t, what to do about it. Think about it this way: there’s no good time for your refrigerator to conk out. But if it does, the best time is right before a big sale. That’s where we’re at right now. Amazon’s Prime Day sale event will be taking place between July 8th and July 11th, offering hundreds of bargains on various devices. Lurking in the future, however, is a deadline: Windows 10’s end of life in October. If you own an older Windows 10 PC that isn’t eligible for Windows 11, you face three unpleasant choices: keep using it in its unsupported state, pay for a year’s worth of support (one way or another), or replace the PC entirely with an upgraded model. Wouldn’t it be nice to know whether you actually can upgrade to Windows 11 or whether you’ll need to buy a new PC? Now’s a great time to answer that question. If you have an older machine and Microsoft won’t allow you to upgrade to Windows 11, you will need to replace it eventually—and better to do so when sales abound. PC Health Check to the rescue Microsoft provides three ways to check to see whether your PC meets the Windows 11 hardware requirements, but the simplest is to grab the free PC Health Check app from Microsoft (download link). Mark Hachman / Foundry PC Health Check itself is a rather useless application, but it does have one thing going for it: a big blue button labeled Check now that lets you see if your PC meets the hardware requirements for Windows 11. If it doesn’t, you’ll instantly see where your PC falls short: no Secure Boot, less than 4GB of RAM or 64 GB of storage, and so on. One of the controversial requirements for Windows 11 is a Trusted Platform Module, a cryptographic lockbox that either exists in your PC as a discrete chip or is built into the processor itself. For all of the fuss about TPMs and what to do to enable them, I had to go pretty deep into my figurative closet to find a device that doesn’t qualify for Windows 11. The one I found was Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3, the 11-year-old Windows tablet that fulfilled Microsoft’s “rule of three” and kickstarted the Surface lineup. Weirdly, it wasn’t the lack of a TPM that doomed the tablet—just the age of the processor itself. (Yes, Windows thinks it has a TPM 2.0.) Older PCs won’t have the necessary hardware to upgrade to Windows 11. If you see this screen, you probably need a new PC.Mark Hachman / Foundry At this point, I wasn’t too interested in dedicating the time it would require the tablet to upgrade to Windows 11. But if that Surface Pro 3 happened to be my only PC, I’d want to know if I was risking malware infections after Windows 10 support finally runs out. Of course, if your PC does qualify for Windows 11, we have a guide to upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, step-by-step. If it doesn’t, you’ll eventually have to take action—and it’s up to you whether you use Amazon’s Prime Day sales to invest in a new PC.

Dale puts faith in hoop Heywood to help Al Flores break duck at Goulburn
Local trainer Matthew Dale is hoping his promising mare can go one better than two previous second-placings under his stewardship on Tuesday.

Luai’s Tigers trigger date revealed as Bula’s manager begins gauging rivals
Jarome Luai has just nine months to decide whether to remain a Wests Tigers player beyond the end of 2026.

25,000 run metres and 200 litres of cola: The crazy numbers behind Brian To’o
The Blues winger gives away 20cm to opponents, while his diet is ‘just awful’ – yet his incredible stats have revolutionised the role of the winger. So how does he do it?

Buddy outlines the key to beating premiership hopeful
Lance Franklin explains the key to how to beat Fremantle, labels their loss to Sydney disappointing.

Dragons front office shake-up builds
St George Illawarra are set to appoint a new recruitment manager with the club likely to poach from the Roosters.

AFL considering shock new tournament
The AFL is considering a shock new mid-season tournament, similar to the NBA, according to Sam McClure.

Alex de Minaur vs Novak Djokovic Wimbledon LIVE: Game on as Aussie charges to 6-1 lead after 30 minutes
Alex de Minaur says he’s older and wiser, with the experience of one turbulent year having hardened him to try to fashion the win of his life against the great Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.