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Revealed: The bullfighting capitals of Spain’s Andalucia – which hosted more than 600 events last year

STATISTICS released by the Junta have revealed that Spain’s emblematic but highly controversial sport is alive and well in Andalucia. There were 682 bullfighting events held in the community in 2023, up

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Matador is gored in RECTUM by raging bull during traditional event in Spain before being airlifted to hospital

Alejandro Conquero was last night reported to be in a 'serious' condition after sustaining horrific injuries during the bullfight

15 Aug, 2023 @ 07:00

Lead

Woman, 74, left hospitalised in Valencia region after bull escapes and rampages through streets

A 74-YEAR-OLD woman was left in a critical condition on Saturday, after a bull escaped from a local taurine event in the Valencia region and rampaged around the streets. The incident took

16 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

bous al carrer, bull running, valencia PHOTO:Ajuntament De Vilamarxant /FLickr

Bull gores 21-year-old man to death at local fiestas in Toledo province

A 21-YEAR-OLD Moroccan national was killed on Saturday by a bull during local fiestas in the municipality of Cedillo del Condado, in Toledo province. The man, identified by Spanish daily ABC as

11 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Bullfighting protestor is dragged out of the ring

Video: Female bullfighting protester dragged out of ring by Popular Party candidate for local council

A FEMALE bullfighting protester was dragged out of the ring during a demonstration on Tuesday by a man who is standing to be a local councillor for the conservative Popular Party (PP)

4 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Madrid

Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wall

A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15 metres to the ground, breaking its legs in

1 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Beauties and the beasts: A look at some of Spain’s female bullfighters

By Livia Cockerell AN exclusive Olive Press interview with Miriam Cabas, a 20-year-old veterinary student from the small town of Los Barrios across the bay from Gibraltar in southwestern Spain revealed why

12 Jun, 2022 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Lead

BULLS OFF THE MENU: Spain’s €400 ‘culture vulture’ voucher for 18-year-olds will exclude bullfights

A ROW has broken out after it was revealed a €400 ‘gift voucher’ birthday present to 18-year-olds to spend on ‘cultural’ activities will not have bullfighting on the menu of eligible categories.

13 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Matador banned from twitter for promoting ‘sadistic pleasure’ after posting bullfight video

An account promoting a Spanish matador has been banned from Twitter after posting videos of his latest bullfight. Footage of Jose Antonio Morante de la Puebla taking part in a corrida in

20 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

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Bullfighters in Spain want August restart for blood sport after coronavirus shutdown

SPAIN’S bullfighters are set to return to the ring in August – provided they can get the official go ahead. Some of the biggest names in the sport met at the Sevilla

23 May, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

WATCH: American gored in neck and teen bruises spine as annual San Fermin bull run begins in Spain’s Pamplona

Each day six bulls and accompanying steers are released, before the animals take on matadors in public fights in the afternoon

8 Jul, 2019 @ 14:17

La Cultura·Lead·National News

PACMA slam Spain’s government for awarding €30,000 to Andalucia’s bullfighter known as ‘the Pirate’

Padilla nearly lost his life in the bullring in 2011 when a bull ripped his eye out after the animal mauled him on the ground

9 Nov, 2018 @ 14:16

Cadiz·Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Sport

WATCH: One-eyed matador in Spain scalped during brutal bullfight (WARNING: Distressing footage)

Despite the gruesome attack the matador is set to to perform one last bullfight

10 Jul, 2018 @ 12:19

Lead·National News

British expats protest ‘cruel’ bullfight in Malaga after learning it was funded by their taxes

The protest was organised alongside a 1,300-strong petition

25 May, 2018 @ 10:34

Lead·Malaga

Disused bullring on Costa del Sol set to play host to bullfight this summer

ESTEPONA bullring, which has been disused since August 2016, is set to be back in business this summer. The structure, dating back from 1972, is now in the hands of a new

16 Feb, 2018 @ 12:25

Lead·Malaga

Europe refuses to subsidise bullfighting

EU parliament votes overwhelmingly against sector funding

29 Oct, 2015 @ 15:21

Environment·Featured·La Cultura

From bullfighting to Kung Fu fighting

When matadors fight back… and, no, not against the bulls

24 Aug, 2015 @ 09:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

VIDEO: Activist may be fined €6,000 for jumping into ring to comfort dying bull

The activist will pay a fine of up to €6,000 for trespass

17 Aug, 2015 @ 10:55

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Two Spaniards gored to death by bulls

The men died in two separate incidents on the fiesta of San Juan

25 Jun, 2015 @ 17:55

Lead·National News

Bullfighting protest on Estepona’s paseo maritimo

Two activists staged a peaceful protest in reaction to the installation of a stuffed bull on Estepona's paseo maritimo

22 Jun, 2015 @ 12:48

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Bullfighter still fighting despite gored testicle

A bull stabbed Marco Galan in the groin which led to an ‘eviscerated testicle’ and profuse bleeding

9 Jun, 2015 @ 14:46

La Cultura·Lead

Charlie Sheen spotted ‘winning’ in Pamplona

The American television star took his porn star girlfriend on the worst date imaginable... a bull fight!

23 Jul, 2014 @ 13:47

Celebrity

Bullfighting is back on Spanish TV

Watch the latest death match from the comfort of your own home

28 Aug, 2013 @ 16:22

National News

I’m taking the bull by the horns, insists British bullfighter

EXCLUSIVE: Trained by the ‘Pirate’ Padilla, British matador Alexander Fiske-Harrison argues that as the ‘national fiesta’ returns to Spanish TV, bullfighting is more popular than ever… and we Anglo-Saxons are big hypocrites

24 Sep, 2012 @ 16:02

La Cultura·Other News

Spanish bullfights to suffer from IVA increase

The controversial tradition may be the next to go amid continued tax increases

27 Aug, 2012 @ 09:45

National News

Spanish bullfighting is off the box

State broadcaster RTVE will stop showing bullfights

9 Jan, 2011 @ 16:17

National News