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 ...

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National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrating Hispanic history, culture and people begins Tuesday. Recognition of Hispanic heritage would be incomplete without including venerable Spanish bullfighting.

Americans have always considered baseball, football and basketball, as the national pastimes. They take center stage, either as spectator sports, or as participatory sport activities in our society.

Bullfights return live to Spanish state TV Wednesday evening, six years after the fights were banned from the widely watched public channel — with the broadcast featuring one of Spain’s most storied ...

MADRIDMADRID — 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 ...

MADRID — 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. “From the moment you get up until you ...