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Mighty matador runs for cover

Mexican matador Christian Hernandez tried a new move in bull fighting on Sunday when he ran to the side of the ring and vaulted over it. "I didn't have the ability, I didn't have the balls; this is not my thing," he said in an interview afterwards. Clearly he's right, but a lack of aptitude for bull-fighting is usually something people realise before they place themselves in a ring with a red cape as their only defence. Read more: The Guardian

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