THE chief executive of Yahoo is in dire straits and deep doodoo.

A major Yahoo shareholder has made a legal demand for internal records about the embattled internet company’s hiring of chief executive Scott Thompson.

Yahoo's first-quarter results showed signs of progress that may help boost the credibility of recently hired chief executive Scott Thompson as he tries to turn around the long-suffering internet company.

Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China’s Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock and three long-time board members are stepping down, fulfilling the wishes of many frustrated shareholders who believe the directors have been part of the problem that has dragged down the internet company’s revenue and stock price.

Yahoo slipped further behind in the online advertising race during the fourth quarter as the internet company entered the fourth year of a revenue slump.

YAHOO co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who had blasted the internet pioneer for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and impeding investment deals that could have saved the struggling company.

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling internet company, as it tries to revive its revenue growth and win over disgruntled shareholders under a new leader.

Ireland started strongly in their quest to deny Australia a three-in-a-row of International Rules Series successes, by carving out a hard-earned 45-44 victory before a 35,153 attendance at the Subiaco Oval in Perth.

Australia have put an International Rules debutant in goal for tomorrow's first Test against Sean Boylan's Ireland side in Perth.

Four people investigated by police over involvement in child porn rings have committed suicide, a newspaper reported today.

Police have information on more than 500 Australians who access child porn and more arrests are likely, Australia’s police chief said today, a day after announcing the country’s largest ever crackdown on the industry.