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BullfightingAward-winning matador Ivan Fandino gored to death by raging bull

BullfightingAward-winning matador Ivan Fandino gored to death by raging bull after tripping on his cloak in the ring

Spain's royal family joined politicians and the bullfighting world Sunday in mourning matador Ivan Fandino, gored to death in a fight in France.

The death of Fandino, a 36-year-old from the northern Basque region, was front page news in several newspapers in Spain, where interest in the controversial centuries-old tradition remains high.

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