Bullfighting

An outdoor bull ride in the town of Padua, Spain, had a dramatic ending when a bull broke through a makeshift barricade and struck spectators with its horns, killing one and injuring three.

According to Spanish media, the dead man is an 80-year-old man while the injured include a girl of just three years old who was found at the bullring with her grandparents.

The first bull run in three years at the San Fermin festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona took place early yesterday. No one was gored, but several runners endured knocks and hard falls as tens of thousands partygoers reveled in the return of one of Europe's most famous traditional events.

Far from Dubai's gleaming skyscrapers and renowned camel races, a bullfight is under way in the emirate of Fujairah, where the tradition continues unbeknown to most in the United Arab Emirates.

"Look at them fight!" a commentator shouts into a microphone as the first bovine battle of the day kicks off in the village of Al-Qurayyah.

This is the horrific moment a bullfighter was gored in the BALLS during a fiesta tournament in Mexico.
Luis David Adame is seen writhing in pain after the bull’s horn scored a direct hit and left him with blood pouring from his wound.

Traditional bullfighting, which has been ongoing for 200 years in the eastern Black Sea province of Artvin, will be held for the first time nationally under name "Turkey's Bullfighting Championship" on Aug. 13.

A Spanish bullfighter died after he tripped in the ring and was gored by the bull in south-western France, according to media reports.
Ivan Fandino, 36, was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries, Spanish news agency EFE reported, citing sources close to the Basque matador’s entourage.

Spain's Constitutional Court has annulled the ban on traditional bullfighting which was introduced by local authorities in the northeastern region of Catalonia, reported AFP.

In its statement, the court argued that bullfighting is part of the Spanish heritage which can only be banned by a decision of the central government in Madrid and not by the regional government in Catalonia.

Photos of a young female bullfighter showing off her trophies, in this case the severed ears of a bull, have caused a stir on the Internet.

30 year-old Lea Vicens, who recently took part in a bullfighting festival in France, fell from her horse in the arena during the show. Her life was endangered by her enraged victim.

Two Australians and a Spaniard were gored Monday in the final and longest bull run of this year's San Fermin festival as it wound up in Spain's northern city of Pamplona.
      

Half-tonne fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on a breakneck bull run in Spain's San Fermin festival on Tuesday, injuring three people, one of them seriously, officials said.