In Madrid's grand Las Ventas bullring, an old-timey brass band strikes up an epic march. In tidy formation, teams of matadors, picadors and banderilleros file out onto the sandy arena floor. Over the ...

Tensions over bullfighting are growing in Spain, where the death of a matador in the ring broadcast live on television has added fuel to a national debate over the centuries-old but controversial ...

A new edition of Pamplona's spectacular but controversial bull runs is set to begin in Spain despite fresh protests by animal ...

Bullfighting retains a passionate following in some circles in Spain and leading matadors are treated as celebrities – Copyright AFP/File CRISTINA QUICLER Spain’s ...

MADRID (AP) — Álvaro Alarcón plays out the moment when he will enter Madrid's Las Ventas bullring for his final challenge as a “novillero,” or apprentice bullfighter. The 24-year-old has been training ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Several thousand people rallied in Madrid on Saturday to demand a ban on bullfighting, adding their voices to a growing animal rights movement that has prompted some local ...

GUADALAJARA, Spain (Reuters) - Chanting "We are culture", matadores and bullfighting supporters demonstrated on Saturday across Spain, seeking government support for the sector after the coronavirus ...

Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, becoming Spain's first mainland region to do so after a heated debate that pitted the rights of animals against preserving a pillar of ...