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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The head of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says the worlds top four male golfers have withdrawn from the games because there is no money to be won -- not because of the Zika virus.They tried to blame Zika, but the media have shown that they are not coming because theres no prize money, Rio organizing committee President Carlos Nuzman said Saturday, speaking with the games set to open in just under three weeks.Jordan Spieth withdrew this week from the Olympics, citing Zika. He joined Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, and Rory McIlroy in also saying Zika was the main reason for skipping the first Olympic golf tournament in 112 years.Their absence could be a setback for golfs future in the Olympics. IOC President Thomas Bach has said that golfs future may rest on its ability to get top players to show up.Golf is guaranteed a spot in the Tokyo Olympics in four years, but could be vulnerable after that.Zika is much worse in Florida than in Brazil, and golfers are playing in Florida, Nuzman said.Male golfers have also cited security worries, and some have complained that Olympic golf has been wedged into an already crowded tour schedule.Rio has myriad Olympic problems: Zika, security concerns, severe water pollution and sluggish ticket sales.Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes warned in the wake of the attack Thursday in Nice, France, that fans in Rio could face more checks, more roadblocks and more delays.Probably the security forces are going to demand more blockades, more inconvenient things, Paes said.Nuzman, speaking at a debate sponsored by a local magazine, seemed to be bracing for small crowds at some Olympic venues. Organizers says about 70 percent of tickets have been sold.I dont think we need too much public, he said, adding that smaller venues could save money.Television does an extraordinary job, with cameras everywhere, he added. Nobody can walk a step without a camera filming it.Nuzman also said he expected Rios suspended drug-testing lab to be ready when the games open Aug. 5. He expected the World Anti-Doping Agency to give its approval in a few days.The suspension has been an embarrassment for local organizers and a headache for the International Olympic Committee, which could be forced to send blood and urine samples abroad for testing if the lab remains closed.---SNTV producer Filipe de Almeida contributed to this report.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP .His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade Cheap Authentic Jordan 12 . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. Air Jordan 12 Retro Cheap . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. http://www.airjordan12outlet.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Wholesale Air Jordan 12 . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. Cheap Air Jordan 12 China .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft.Plans to establish a Super Rugby franchise in Fiji to stop top players leaving the Pacific Islands are well advanced and have over £20m in backing. The team would be based in a 20,000-seater stadium close to Fijis airport with four large international companies and two major kit manufacturers prepared to fund the project, according to the Daily Telegraph. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price About 19 per cent of the worlds professional rugby players are originally from the Pacific Islands but many represent other nations such as world champions New Zealand, Australia, France and England after qualifying under residency rules. I believe the impact of this plan would see Fiji win the World Cup one day, said Ben Ryan, the English coach who led his adopted country to the Olympic sevens gold medal this year.We have shown in sevens what we can do and if you just look at the impact the Fiji players are having on the tier one countries, they are their star players in New Zealand, Australia, England and France. We could make them the best club side in the world. Imagine the talent we have got in France? They would all be on the first flight back. Ben Ryan on the possibility of a Fijian Super Rugby team Ryan said in future it was vital to keep the top players in the Pacific Islands.It is not pie in the sky, he added. Pick a world XV from the players that are playing outside Fiji and Samoa in the other international teams and you would get a team that is there or thereabouts.Some of the worlds largest companies with links to the Pacific Islands are supporting the plan, giving the potential new franchise more money than any other Super Rugby teamm.dddddddddddd England vs Fiji November 19, 2016, 2:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass We could make them the best club side in the world. Imagine the talent we have got in France? They would all be on the first flight back, Ryan said.He has discussed the proposals with World Rugby which has set up a working group to review residency rules.Fijian-born back-row forward Nathan Hughes made his England debut last weekend and could start against his home country on Saturday. Fiji upset by awards snub Fiji plan to make their feelings known after being overlooked at World Rugby awards Ryan believes a Super Rugby franchise in Fiji and the possibility of another one in Tonga would have more impact on the player exodus than extending residency qualifications from three to five years.Ever since I went to the island Ive been thinking about how we get Fiji, Tonga and Samoa to be consistent World Cup quarter-finalists and knocking on the doors of the semi-finals, he said.The number one thing is to have a Super Rugby franchise. It is the simplest way of doing it. It sends the strongest message and would reap the quickest results.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Fiji upset by awards snub Hughes frank over finances Well bore Fiji to death Follow @SkySportsRugby ' ' '