World Rugby have revealed the qualification process for the 2019 World Cup in Japan, with the top three teams in each pool at this year’s edition of the tournament set to qualify automatically.

It mirrors the format from the New Zealand 2011 and England 2015 World Cups, with the latter currently

, are set to be on offer via a regional qualification process that is due to begin next year and a new

Rugby World Cup continues to reach and inspire new audiences around the world and the qualification

two-time winners South Africa ©Getty Images"These other amendments to the process, including an exciting new

South Korean shooters claimed two world records on the final day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup in Sydney.

storiesSeptember 2015:Jeffery secures Rio 2016 spot with gold at IPC Shooting World CupJuly 2015: Paralympics New

Zealand announces team for IPC Shooting World Cup in SydneyApril 2015: Ibragimov claims world record

China secured a Rio 2016 berth in the men’s finn class after utilising their mathematical advantage on the penultimate day of competition at the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup in Qingdao.

We've never sailed in Qingdao before, it's actually our first time so every day is a little bit new

QingdaoSeptember 2015: Fifth regatta of 2015 ISAF World Cup set to get underway in QingdaoJune 2015: New

Zealand see two titles slip through fingers as Britain win three events at ISAF World Cup

Britain’s Tim Jeffery secured his maiden International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup title as well as a Rio 2016 Paralympic quota place with an excellent performance in Sydney today.

“It’s amazing.”Eales was then part of the New Zealand team, alongside Michael Johnson and Phillip Skinner

rifle prone SH2 and women's 10m air pistol SH1 competitions.Related storiesJuly 2015: Paralympics New

Zealand announces team for IPC Shooting World Cup in SydneyApril 2015: Ibragimov claims world record

Singapore’s Justin Liu and Denise Lim look poised to secure Rio 2016 Olympic qualification as they continued to dominate the Nacra 17 class at the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup in Qingdao, China, today.

QingdaoSeptember 2015: Fifth regatta of 2015 ISAF World Cup set to get underway in QingdaoJune 2015: New

Zealand see two titles slip through fingers as Britain win three events at ISAF World CupJune 2015: 

Home sailors dominate Paralympic classes as New Zealand make strides in Olympic events at ISAF World

Britain’s Lorenzo Chiavarini produced the performance of the day as he collected wins in both of the laser races despite a challenging wind and strong current causing problems for the majority of the sailors on day two of the ISAF World Cup in Qingdao.

QingdaoSeptember 2015: Fifth regatta of 2015 ISAF World Cup set to get underway in QingdaoJune 2015: New

Zealand see two titles slip through fingers as Britain win three events at ISAF World CupJune 2015: 

Home sailors dominate Paralympic classes as New Zealand make strides in Olympic events at ISAF World

Scotland and Sweden stand on the brink of the quarter-finals at the World Mixed Curling Championships after stretching their winning streak to six to remain the dominant teams in their respective groups in Bern.

set to meet on Thursday after they earned their sixth victories of the Championships after beating New

Zealand 10-3 and the Czech Republic 12-2 in their ties.Meanwhile, Germany and Norway are tied for the

Twenty-four years after their first staging in Britain, the Rugby World Cup finals are back, pawing the ground, ready for the off on Friday when England play the opening match against Fiji at Twickenham.

Zealand en route to their 1991 World Cup victory ©Getty ImagesAustralia were 12-3 up when England engineered

Zealand, as world champions.Before the final, Campese heavily criticised England’s grinding progress

first Commonwealth rugby title with a 21-12 win over the reigning World Cup Sevens champions Fiji.New Zealand

I am almost wetting my trousers….”And four years later it came to pass – or almost, as New Zealand

moniker of the Etihad Stadium.New Zealand hit the huddle during the rugby sevens at the City of Manchester

China’s Jiahui Wui made the most of home waters as she claimed three wins on the opening day of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup to set the early pace in the women’s RS:X class in Qingdao.

storiesSeptember 2015: Fifth regatta of 2015 ISAF World Cup set to get underway in QingdaoJune 2015: New

Zealand see two titles slip through fingers as Britain win three events at ISAF World CupJune 2015: 

Home sailors dominate Paralympic classes as New Zealand make strides in Olympic events at ISAF World

More than 300 sailors from 32 nations are preparing to take part in the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup event in the Chinese port city of Qingdao, with action set to get underway tomorrow.

Thailand and hosts China will all be aiming to seal berths at next year’s Games.Related storiesJune 2015: New

Zealand see two titles slip through fingers as Britain win three events at ISAF World CupJune 2015: 

Home sailors dominate Paralmypic classes as New Zealand make strides in Olympic events at ISAF World

The World Rowing Federation (FISA) have opened public nominations for their annual awards, giving fans the opportunity to have their say on who has put in outstanding performances this year.

be presented with their respective awards at the event, which is due to take place on November 21.New

Zealand's Emma Twigg earned the female crew of the year award in 2014 ©Getty ImagesNew Zealand proved

11 years and President for 25 years before retiring earlier that year.Related storiesNovember 2014: New

Hosts Switzerland got off to the perfect start at the World Mixed Curling Championship in front their home crowd in Bern after winning their opening two matches.

-4 win over China, before producing a stunning display in their second tie of the day by thrashing New

Zealand 8-1.The victories saw the team move to the top of Group C of the 36-team competition but they

Robert Louis Stevenson is a name the vast majority of us will all recognise.

perhaps raise awareness of the fact that the Pacific even exists, a view that even some people in nearby New

Zealand and Australia have, for example - but judging by the perception and the reaction of the locals

medallists participated, including 50m backstroke world junior record holder Gabrielle Fa’amausili of New

Zealand and 200m individual medley world champion Clyde Lewis of Australia.Lewis was one of the top

Christian Taylor tonight won another significant triple jump battle against his arch-rival, Cuba’s Pedro Pablo Pichardo, as he earned the overall Diamond Race victory, along with the winner’s prize of $40,000, in the final International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting of the season in Brussels.

points.Kovacs finished one place ahead of Storl in third place, 21.35m to 21.09m, while Tom Walsh of New

Zealand won on the night with 21.39m, just two centimetres ahead of Jamaica’s O’Dayne Richards.Third

It might just be the greatest 12 months rugby has ever known. It will certainly be the most global. The 2015 World Cup will dominate the headlines over the next month and in 2016, rugby returns to the Olympic fold after the small matter of 92 years.

the time of the Games, the cream of English and Welsh rugby players were returning from a tour of New

Zealand.

Financial considerations made it impossible for South Africa, New Zealand or Australia to take part.

Lubin-Lebrere was cautioned for “swinging a Carpentier like blow to Dick Hyland’s jaw” according to the New

New Zealand were convincing winners of a 16-team tournament in 1987.