BERLIN， Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Freiburg upset Monchengladbach with a 3-1 comeback win thanks to Maximilian Philipp' s second-half brace and Leipzig sewed up their first top-flight victory after beating Dortmund 1-0 on home soil at the second round of Bundesliga on Saturday.
Newly promoted Freiburg reaped their first victory of the season after beating Monchengladbach， who suffered their first defeat after giving away a 1-0 advantage.
Monchengladbach tried to grab the reins from the kick off but it were the hosts that ensured the first chance of the game when Florian Niederlechner rattled the left post with 16 minutes into the game.
The "Foals" lacked in penetration and Freiburg missed another chance through Mike Frantz with 32 minutes played.
However， Freiburg's efforts did not pay off， to the contrary， it were the visitors who opened the scoring against the run of the game as Monchengladbach's Thorgan Hazard capitalized on a failed clearance attempt to curl the ball from outside of the box into the top left corner in the 35th minute.
Christian Streich's men responded well to the setback as Maximilian Philipp shrugged off three Monchengladbach defenders to hammer the equalizer from the edge of the box into the top right corner with 54 minutes into the game.
The hosts kept it bowling and punished harmless Monchengladbach in the closing period after Philipp secured Freiburg the 2-1 lead after slotting home a low shot into the far post corner in the 85th minute.
Freiburg were not done with the scoring as substitute Nils Petersen converted a foul play penalty in the injury time to round off the 3-1 win in front of home crowd.
Seven years after the foundation of Leipzig， who marched through all lower leagues， they wrapped up their first Bundesliga win in the club's history after overcoming Dortmund 1-0.
The "BVB" controlled the proceedings in the first half， yet Thomas Tuchel's men were unable to take advantage on their dominance. Andre Schuerrle almost broke the deadlock but the striker's effort missed the target just wide. Timo Werner created the first opportunity for Leipzig but Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki blocked his shot on target.
After the restart， Leipzig increased their offensive endeavours while Dortmund were unable to find a gap in the hosts' bulwark. Just when both team settled for a goalless draw， Dortmund's Schuerrle rattled the bar from 17 meters before Naby Keita tapped home the square pass from substitute Oliver Burke to seal the 1-0 victory in the 89th minute.
Elsewhere， Leverkusen turned the tides against Hamburg to snatch a 3-1 victory by courtesy of substitute Joel Pohjanpalo， who provided a second-half hat rick within eleven minutes.
For the first time in the clubs history， Hertha Berlin started with two straight wins into the season as Vedad Ibisevic and substitute Julian Stieber were on target to edge Ingolstadt.
Darmstadt overcame Frankfurt 1-0 in the Hessian derby thanks to the last-grasp winner through Sandro Sirigu. And， Wolfsburg shared the spoils with Cologne following a goalless draw.
The following fixtures are scheduled for Sunday: Bremen host Augsburg and Mainz see Hoffenheim to complete the second round in Bundesliga.
MOSCOW， Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Confrontation between humans and bears has not only appeared in the movie The Revenant， but also in reality.
Five Russian meteorologists at a remote weather station in the Arctic are currently facing such a situation， having been besieged by about 10 polar bears for nearly two weeks on Troynoy Island.
Luckily， a passing ship has delivered flares and dogs to the station to help fend off the beasts.
The station's head Vadim Plotnikov told the Tass news agency that a female bear has been spending nights under the station's windows with a cub.
The explorers had run out of flares and one scientist's dog was killed， thus they had to abandon some observation work and remained trapped inside.
According to Vassiliy Shevchenko， the head of the Sevgidromet State Monitoring Network that owns the station， similar incidents have happened before on the island， as "bears inhabit the area and people work there."
Russian Natural Resources Minister Sergei Donskoi has ordered officials to take actions to ensure the safety of the station's personnel and also adopt necessary measures to protect the animals.
According to the World Wildlife Foundation， polar bears are considered vulnerable species. Polar bear hunting has been banned in Russia since 1957.
The biggest threat to the animals currently is the loss of their habitat due to climate change.
BERLIN
Greg Robinson Lions Jersey , Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese businessman Jonathan Pang has joined a growing list of investors offering to buy the insolvent German carrier Air Berlin, German newspaper BILD reported on Wednesday.
The local newspaper cited a letter of intent sent by Pang's company LinkGlobal to Air Berlin's management dated on Aug. 31.
"We are informed," the letter of intent reads, that Air Berlin is looking for a "reliable investor for acquisition. We hereby express our interest and intention for this purpose."
Pang previously acquired the former German military airport Parchim, located between Berlin and Hamburg. He proposed shifting at least part of Air Berlin's activities to the currently disused site in his letter of intent, expressing confidence that such a move could be a "win-win for both Air Berlin and our Parchim airport."
The news of Pang's interest comes as Air Berlin is still reeling from mass flight cancellations caused by pilots calling in sick as a form of protest. At least 32 flights have to be canceled so far on Wednesday, mainly at Berlin-Tegel and Dusseldorf airports.
In response, Air Berlin CEO Thomas Winkelmann accused pilots of "playing w.
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