Emotional Rory McIlroy breaks down in tears during BBC SPOTY interview

An emotional Rory McIlroyappeared tearful as he paid tribute to the 'inspirational' fathers of two of the young girls murdered in the Southport attacks.Sergio Aguiar's daughter Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, and David Stancombe's daughter Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7 were among the three victims of the killings carried out by Axel Rudakubanaat a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in July 2024, along with Bebe King, 6.The two fathers ran the London Marathon earlier this year and received the Helen Rollason Award during the BBC Sports Personality of the Yearceremony in Salford on Thursday night.McIlroy, one of six nominees for the main award, was asked about his daughter poppy by Clare Baldingduring his interview and broke down when discussing Aguiar and Stancombe.