Daniel Etchells Senior reporter

Daniel Etchells graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a BA honours degree in Media and Sports Journalism in 2010. Before joining insidethegames.biz, Daniel covered football for various national newspapers through the Wardle Whittell Agency and undertook placements writing for the official website of his beloved Manchester United, the Manchester Evening News and BBC Sport.

Daniel Etchells

Recent articles by Daniel









Generations For Peace agrees two-year partnership with UNICEF

By Daniel Etchells

A variety of activities will be strategically implemented to engage children and youth as part of the social cohesion programme ©GFPGenerations For Peace has agreed a two-year partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which will see the implementation of a social cohesion programme benefitting at least 5,000 Jordanian and Syrian refugee children and youths in 12 host communities, it is claimed.

Matthew aiming to retain world crown at Qatar PSA Championship

By Daniel Etchells

Nick Matthew is aiming to retain his World Championship crown ©PSABritain's world champion Nick Matthew has revealed he is looking forward to beginning the defence of his title when the 2014 Qatar Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championship gets underway at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. 


Former IOC marketing director claims Brazil has failed in branding stakes

By Daniel Etchells at the IMD Business School in Lausanne

Michael Payne was the keynote speaker at the Smart Cities & Sport Summit in Lausanne ©ITGFormer marketing director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Michael Payne, claims Brazil has failed to fully exploit the opportunity of hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games within a two-year window and create an effective brand image for the country. 


Puerto Rico Hurricanes storm into WSB Season V

By Daniel Etchells

The World Series of Boxing has named the Puerto Rico Hurricanes as its 16th franchise ©WSBThe general manager of the Puerto Rico Hurricanes has targeted Rio 2016 qualification for the franchise's boxers after the World Series of Boxing (WSB) named them as the competition's 16th addition ahead of the start of its fifth season in January.