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CHOACHI, Colombia (AP) — Sebastián Caqueza says a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia by mid-2027 will not dampen his passion for the sport that he has been practicing since has was a small boy.

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MEXICO CITY — Hilda Tenorio feels at home in Plaza México, the world's largest bullfighting arena, approaching an angry bull that outweighs her by some 1,000 pounds. It is her 17th appearance here.

From the time he was in fifth grade, Richie Harris aspired to be a rodeo clown. “Ever since that day, I said, ‘This is what I want to be,’ ” he said. Harris followed his ambitions and, at age 16, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico State Fair is underway and the PRCA Rodeo is kicking off Friday with the Xtreme Bulls. One of the bullfighters is Jake Geiger. Geiger is from Hilliard, Florida, and ...

CHOACHI, Colombia — Sebastián Caqueza says a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia by mid-2027 will not dampen his passion for the sport that he has been practicing since he was a small boy. Caqueza ...